Mubasher: Gold settled lower on Friday, rising 0.6% for the week.  

Comex June gold lost $1.8, or 0.1%, to close at $1,283.6 per ounce.

By 08:24 pm GMT, the US dollar index (DXY), which measures the US currency against a basket of six major currencies, declined by 0.29% to 97.58.