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Staff of Reuters Read for 2 minutes Reuters, July 2 – On Friday, gold prices remained in a narrow range as investors avoided placing large wagers ahead of the release of U.S. nonfarm payrolls data, which could influence the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy position. As of 1251 GMT, spot gold was unchanged at $1,777.17 per ounce. So far this week, it has down 0.2 percent. Gold futures in the United States climbed 0.1 percent to $1,778.70. * The dollar remained at three-month highs, making gold more expensive for non-dollar holders. According to a Reuters poll, the US non-farm payrolls data due at 12:30 GMT is expected to show a 690,000 job rise in June, compared to 559,000 in May. According to data released on Thursday, the number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased more than predicted last week, while layoffs reached a 21-year low in June. The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives passed a $715 billion surface transportation and water infrastructure measure, which Democrats regard as a first step toward sweeping infrastructure legislation that Congress aims to pass by September. Some investors believe that in the second half of the year, US government bond yields would remain low or continue to fall. Bolivia’s government is using a combination of fiscal expenditures, vaccines, and gold to try to stabilize the country’s economy, which plummeted the most in almost half a century last year. On Thursday, SPDR Gold Trust, the world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, reported a 0.3 percent drop in holdings to 1,043.16 tonnes. Silver was unchanged at $26.00 per ounce, while platinum was unchanged at $1,082.58. Both of them were out for the week. Palladium fell 0.1 percent to $2,761.69, but was still on track for a second weekly gain. EVENTS/DATA (GMT) 1230 Non-Farm Payrolls in the United States in June 1230 Unemployment Rate in the United States in June 1230 International Trade in the United States in May 1400 Factory Orders in the United States Could Increase (Reporting by Sumita Layek in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)/nRead More

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