Gold prices rose on Thursday, to post the first gain in 4 days, as the US dollar fell against most of its counterparts.
Data showed the initial US unemployment claims rose to 870,000 last week .vs the previous reading of 866,000, worse than forecasts of a drop to 845,00.
The dollar index fell against a basket of currencies by 0.1% to 94.3 points as of 20:10 GMT, after it hit a high of 94.5 and a low of 94.2.
Federal Reserve's members issued conflicting statements, as some of them stated that the US economic crisis is worse than it appears in the economic data, and others expressed that the economy would recover from the pandemic by the end of this year.
Gold December futures rose 0.5% or $8.50, to close at $1,876.90 an ounce, after hitting today's high at $1,880.90 and the low at $1,851.