Gold ticked higher in volatile trade on Thursday, underpinned by improving investment appetite and gains in other commodities such as oil and metals and despite the dollar rising against the euro.

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.

Gold declined on Wednesday, extending the previous session’s 3 percent losses, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s reassurances on the outlook for inflation and the economy cooled risk aversion.

Gold was little changed in Europe on Monday, consolidating after last week’s more than 3 percent rise, with strong demand for physical investment products such as gold-backed exchange-traded funds supporting prices.

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Gold held below $900 an ounce on Tuesday, giving up some of the previous sessions’ gains, as easing risk aversion dampened interest in the precious metal. Spot gold was quoted at $898.65/900.25 an ounce at 1403 GMT, against $902.65 in New York late on Monday. Earlier it slipped to a low of $891.60 an ounce.

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