Gold fell as a recovery in the dollar pushed the metal to support levels, although losses were limited by persistent concern over the euro zone debt crisis.
The euro momentarily twisted lower against the dollar after U.S. jobs data and afterward got affected a lot from another report that showed an index of business conditions for the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region rose in December.
Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia-region increased unexpectedly in December, rising for the third consecutive month, The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said.
