The gold price closed at $1,287.30 down $2.00 on Friday in New York. In Asia and London, gold prices were slightly higher in both the dollar and the euro at $1,288. The gold price was Fixed at $1,287.25 down $4.75 and in the euro at €979.344 down €1.599, while the euro was weaker at $1.3144. Ahead of New York’s opening, gold was trading at $1,287.60 and in the euro at €980.17.