By Laura Mandaro
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures turned lower Friday as the dollar furthered its climb, with the currency gleaning some advantage against the euro after Moody's downgraded Ireland's credit rating and a U.S. index of leading economic indicators made its largest gain since March. Gold for February delivery lost $1.30, or 0.1%, to $1,369.70 per ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, shedding gains just ahead of the the 10 a.m. U.S. economic data. Silver and copper held to minor advances.
