Gold falls on better than expected U.S. jobs data

CHICAGO, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Friday on better than expected U.S. job data.

The most active gold contract for February delivery fell 20 cents, or 0.01 percent, to close at 2,049.80 U.S. dollars per ounce.

The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that U.S. employers added 216,000 jobs in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, s