Commodity prices and world stocks rose while the U.S. dollar and government bond prices slipped on Friday when investors cautiously put money back into riskier assets.

Gold slipped on Tuesday, pressured by a rising dollar and a firmer tone on equity markets, but analysts said inflationary concerns would underpin bullion’s safe-haven appeal.

World stocks climbed strongly on Monday for a fifth session running, lifted by hopes that the U.S. economic downturn may be bottoming out as investors sought to take advantage of cheaper equities.

Fears of a global recession and persistent concerns about the banking sector lifted the U.S. dollar on Monday as global stocks mostly faltered and oil prices shot higher on expectations of another OPEC output cut.

Gold rose in Europe on Friday, building on the previous session’s near 3 percent gains, as Wall Street’s slide to 12-year lows curbed appetite for equities and the dollar tumbled ahead of U.S. jobs data later this session.

Global stocks flat… Oil falls, trades around $53 a barrel…  Europe shares down 0.3 percent, Japan up 1.7 percent… Wall Street facing poor start… Dollar rebounds, bonds rise