Gold prices rose on Friday as the dollar index fell against most major rivals, with the precious metal marking weekly gains after hitting record highs.
Earlier government data showed US core personal spending rose 0.4% m/m and 2.8%% y/y, beating estimates in both cases.
US President Donald Trump announced aggressive 25% tariffs on all imported cars and auto parts earlier this week, and warned the EU and Canada from working together to retaliate against Washington.
According to the University of Michigan, the final reading for the March consumer confidence survey stood at 57.00, compared to 57.9 in the previous reading.
Otherwise, the dollar index fell 0.3% as of 19:58 GMT to 104.02, with a session-high at 104.5, and a low at 103.9.
On trading, gold spot prices rose 0.7% as of 19:59 GMT to $3113.9 an ounce
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