Update prices
register gold In spot transactions, $2,733.63 per ounce by 0018 GMT. Prices hit a record high on Wednesday at $2,758.37 and are still up by 0.5% over the week so far.
US gold futures fell 0.1 percent to $2,746.3 per ounce, according to Reuters data.
The Israeli army said Thursday that it killed a Hamas leader who participated in the attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, and also worked for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
Uncertainty has also increased regarding the US presidential elections scheduled for November 5, as opinion polls show a great convergence between the candidates, Donald Trump and Kamla Harris.
As for other precious metals, it declined Silver 0.2 percent, recording $33.63 per ounce, and rose Platinum 0.04 percent to record $1026.70.
And he went up Palladium 0.4 percent to $1,162 per ounce, after gaining up to 9.4 percent in the previous session, recording its highest level since December 2023.