Mubasher: Gold prices rose on Friday, while oil prices and stock quotes moved downward.
At 8:00 GMT, London Stock Exchange's gold prices jumped 0.41% to $1231.5 per ounce.
At 8:45 GMT, Brent crude futures fell by 0.3% to $43.2 per barrel.
US light crude futures slipped by 0.48% to $41.2 a barrel.