Gold 持つ／拘留するs ground as 投資家s 焦点（を合わせる） on U.S. 職業s data
U.S. 非，不，無-farm payrolls data 予定 at 1330 GMT
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Gold prices up about 0.7% so far this week
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Prices 始める，決める for 是正 if they 落ちる below $1,818- 分析家
(Updates prices)
By Arundhati Sarkar
Jan 6 (Reuters) - Gold prices インチd higher on Friday after a sharp 減少（する） in the previous 開会／開廷／会期, even as the dollar 会社／堅いd ahead of a closely watched U.S. 職業s 報告（する）／憶測 that could 申し込む／申し出 more clarity on the 連邦の Reserve's 利益／興味 率-引き上げ（る） path.
位置／汚点／見つけ出す gold rose 0.2% to $1,837.21 per ounce by 1312 GMT, after 落ちるing 1.1% on Thursday. Prices have 伸び（る）d about 0.7% so far this week.
U.S. gold 未来s were up 0.1% at $1,842.30.
"Gold is probably seeing a little bit of 逮捕 ahead of the 職業s 報告（する）／憶測. It's going to have a big 衝撃 on 産する／生じるs, on the dollar and therefore on gold," said Craig Erlam, a 上級の market 分析家 at OANDA.
The U.S. Labor Department's nonfarm payrolls (NFP) data is 予定 at 1330 GMT. 経済学者s 投票d by Reuters 予測（する） 200,000 職業s were 追加するd last month, 緩和 from November's 263,000.
If bullion "prices go below $1,818-$1,820, that would 示す gold is 始める，決める for a 是正 after what has been a strong 決起大会／結集させる since 早期に November," Erlam said.
重さを計るing on the metal, the dollar 索引 rose 0.5% against its 競争相手s.
"Higher-than-推定する／予想するd 職業 伸び（る）s and more 執拗な 行う 圧力s may be catalysts to 追加する 圧力 on gold," said IG Market strategist Yeap Jun Rong.
Data 解放（する）d on Thursday showed U.S. 私的な payrolls incre ased more than 推定する／予想するd in December, while the number of Americans とじ込み／提出するing new （人命などを）奪う，主張するs for 失業 利益s dropped to a three-month low last week, pointing to a still-tight 労働 market that could 軍隊 the Fed to keep 引き上げ（る）ing 率s.
Few Fed 公式の／役人s on Thursday 繰り返し言うd their fight to bring インフレーション 支援する to the 2% 的.
Higher 利益／興味 率s 薄暗い bullion's 控訴，上告 as an インフレーション hedge and raise the 適切な時期 cost of 持つ／拘留するing the 非，不，無-産する／生じるing 資産.
位置／汚点／見つけ出す silver rose 0.7% to $23.38 per ounce, platinum fell 0.4% to $1,054.26 while palladium was up 0.6% to $1,755.21, all 始める，決める for 週刊誌 落ちるs. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Arundhati Sarkar and Ashitha Shivaprasad in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)
