Gold falls on upbeat U.S. jobs data

CHICAGO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Friday on upbeat U.S. jobs data.

The most active gold contract for December delivery fell 15.7 U.S. dollars, or 0.87 percent, to close at 1,791.2 dollars per ounce.

The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that U.S. employers added 528,000 new jobs in July, much better than economists' estimate of 2