NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures turned lower on Friday, pressured by a stronger dollar and with high volatility brought about in markets by the expiration of equities futures and options contracts. Gold for December delivery, the most actively traded contract, fell 50 cents, or 0.1%, to $1,013 an ounce. It remains up 0.7% on a week during which upbeat economic data encouraged more investors to take risks, sending the dollar to its weakest levels of the year. December gold hit an 18-month high at $1,013.50 an ounce on Thursday.
