Gold price today, Thursday, February 12: Gold falls below $5,100 in early trading

Gold (GC=F) April futures opened at $5,107.30 per troy ounce on Thursday, 0.2% higher than Wednesday’s closing price of $5,098.50. The price of gold fell below the $5,100 threshold in early trading. The gold price softened after January jobs data came in stronger than expected. The economy added 130,000 jobs in January, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report that was published on Wednesday. Analysts had expected job growth of 55,000. The unemployment rate was 4.3%, down from 4.4% i ...