By Claudia Assis
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures held to gains on Friday after a positive U.S. jobs report and a string of losses in the previous sessions. Gold for December delivery GCZ2 +0.47% rose $7.70, or 0.5%, to $1.597.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The metal dipped right after the data, but recovered shortly thereafter. Gold has settled lower in the past three sessions, amassing losses of nearly 2% over that period.
