The gold price closed at $1,217.5 down $4.50 on Friday in New York. In Asia and London, gold prices rose to $1,218 as the euro lurched another half cent lower against the U.S. dollar, which now stands at $1.2681. The gold price was Fixed at $1,217.75 up $4.00 and in the euro at €960.674 up €7.319, while the euro stood at $1.2676. Ahead of New York’s opening, gold was trading at $1,219.70 and in the euro at €961.80.