New York, gold closed up 1.47 percent at $ 1,391.97

NEW YORK (Sept 7)   Spot gold  rose 1.47 percent on Friday to close at $ 1,391.97 an ounce, primarily due to earlier Friday announced disappointing U.S. jobs data, thus weakening investor information The Fed cut “quantitative easing” the scale of expectations.  Silver did even better, rising 2.51 percent to $23.86, while platinum added $10 to $1,494.50 and palladium also rose $10 to $687.  Meamwile the US$ Index lost 0.58%, closing at 82.15.