Gold futures finished higher on Friday, kindled by the safe haven appeal of the bullion amidst Israel's bombardment of Rafah in Gaza's south and recession jitters. Further, sliding US Treasury bond yield notes and dip in dollar against its peers also supported yellow metal investments. The yellow metal for the most active contract logged 1.2% gain for the week.
Gold futures for April delivery added by $18.70 or 0.92% to settle at $2049.40 per ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile. While, spot gold up by $11.01 points or 0.54% to $2,035.40 ounce.