Gold futures lose 0.9% for the week

Gold futures fell on Friday to finish the week with a loss of roughly 0.9%. Strength in the U.S. stock market and gains for oil prices and the dollar dulled investor interest in the metal. April gold declined by $13.40, or 1.1%, to settle at $1,259.40 an ounce.

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