Gold futures reversed earlier losses Friday, rising slightly as newly released data showed a price gauge excluding food and energy prices rose in the past year, stirring inflation worries. The core consumer prices index rose 1.9%, the Labor Department reported. Including energy and food, however, the CPI fell 0.7% in the past 12 months. Gold for June delivery rose $1.10, or 0.1%, to $929.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. It's set to end the week up 1.6%.
