Gold jumped today to the highest level in three weeks after nonfarm payrolls, which were delayed due to the US government shutdown, came out much worse than traders have hoped for. US employment grew by 148,000 in September, much less than the expected 182,000. The data suggests that the Federal Reserve will not reduce its monetary stimulus anytime soon and such outlook is very positive for bullion. Futures for delivery of the precious metal in December traded at 1,340.2 per troy ounce as of 23:17 GMT on COMEX after jumping 2 percent to $1,342.6 earlier today.
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