US gold futures fell early on Thursday, resuming Wednesday's declines prompted by news of gold sales by the IMF, after briefly turning positive on a weaker dollar following a jump in weekly US jobless claims. COMEX April gold was down $3.10 at $1,117.00 an ounce at 10:30 am (1507 GMT).
Range from $1,098.1 to $1,120.7. News of gold sales by IMF on Wednesday kept gold under pressure on Thursday. The euro erased losses versus the US dollar to touch session highs.
Spot gold at $1,115.15 at 10:07 am EST (1507 GMT) compared with $1,106.00 late in New York on Wednesday. March silver up 8.2 cents at $16.180 an ounce. Range $15.675 to $16.265. Spot silver at $16.17 an ounce, up from $15.84 late in the previous session in New York. April platinum eased $3.30 to $1,533.8 an ounce. Spot platinum at $1,521.50 an ounce. March palladium up 45 cents at $438.45 an ounce. Spot palladium at $436.50 an ounce.