Latest prices: Gold declined, affected by diminishing interest rate cut expectations

The US Department of Labor report, whose release was delayed due to the government closure, reported an increase in non-farm jobs in September by about (119) thousand jobs, more than double the expected increase of (50) thousand jobs.

In other precious metals, spot silver fell by (1.7%) to (50.47) dollars per ounce, and platinum declined. (2.3%) to (1,510.70) dollars, while palladium decreased (0.1%) to (1,379) dollars.