By V. Phani Kumar
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures edged higher but stayed below $1,800 an ounce and crude-oil prices declined early Friday after euro zone finance ministers postponed a decision on the next payment of aid to Greece to October. Crude-oil for October delivery CL1V -0.63% fell 73 cents, or 0.8%, to $88.67 a barrel, pulling back after Thursday's gains. December gold futures GC1Z +0.51% added $7.70, or 0.4%, to $1,789.10 an ounce, attempting to recover some ground it lost recently.