FX: Copper flat as China worries but inventories dip
By Nick Godt
NEW YORK--Crude oil futures turned higher and gold came off earlier lows Friday after the Labor Department said the U.S. economy lost another 20,000 jobs in January but the unemployment rate fell to 9.7%.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 21 cents, or 0.3%, at $73.35 a barrel. Gold for April fell $1.20, or 0.3%, to $1,061.80 an ounce.
