Spot gold fell by over 0.9% on non-farm payroll day, platinum fell by about 3.3%, and the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose by 4.9% this week.

On Thursday, New York spot gold fell by 0.94% to $3325.81 per ounce at the close, dropping from around $3350 per ounce to close to $3310 per ounce when the US non-farm payroll report was released at 20:30 Beijing time. COMEX gold futures fell by 0.68% to $3336.90 per ounce, with a cumulative increase of 1.50% so far this week, continuing to fluctuate at a high level since 20:30 on Tuesday. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose by 0.69% to 210.68 points, with a cumulative increase of 4.91% this week.