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Gold ended modestly lower on Thursday on geopolitical concerns and as U.S. equities whipsawed.
Lingering worries that the U.S. Federal Reserve might raise interest rates sooner and more sharply than expected were pressuring gold after data showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week.
The S&P 500 index turned positive after dropping about 1 percent as energy shares dropped with oil prices and after a patient was diagnosed with Ebola in the United States.
Lingering worries that the U.S. Federal Reserve might raise interest rates sooner and more sharply than expected were pressuring gold after data showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week.
The S&P 500 index turned positive after dropping about 1 percent as energy shares dropped with oil prices and after a patient was diagnosed with Ebola in the United States.
U.S. COMEX gold futures for December delivery settled 40 cents lower at $1,215.10 an ounce.
Spot gold was last up 0.1 percent at $1,215 an ounce, within reach of a nine-month low of $1,204.40 reached on Tuesday.
Also underpinning gold were pro-democracy rallies in Hong Kong. Investors worried that events in the special administrative region could embolden dissidents in mainland China, threatening growth in the world's second-largest economy.
"With the likelihood of further weakness in equity markets, coupled with the still-volatile situation in Hong Kong, we would rather not want to be short gold here, as we think the precious metal may benefit from some short-covering heading into the weekend," said Edward Meir, metals analyst at brokerage INTL FCStone.
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