Gold Ends Firmer But Pares Early Gains; U.S. Jobs Report On The Horizon

(Kitco News) - Gold prices ended the U.S. day session modestly higher Wednesday but gave back early solid gains. Some more safe-haven demand and on fresh technical buying were featured. A weaker-than-expected monthly ADP jobs report gave a brief boost to gold prices. The still-wobbly U.S. stock market continues to make for a nervous market place at present, which is a bullish underlying factor for gold. April gold was last up $6.60 at $1,257.90 an ounce. Spot gold was last quoted up $3.60 at $1...