World gold spot price stood around 1,924.8 USD/ounce, down 0.2 USD/ounce compared to last night. Gold prices increased slightly again after strong selling pressure this week. The gold market is still negatively affected by the monetary policy of the US Federal Reserve (Fed). During the week, the Fed decided to keep interest rates at 5.25 - 5.5%.
The DXY index (which measures the greenback's fluctuations against 6 major world currencies) traded at 105.5 points.