Gold prices rose Thursday, posting a weekly gain for the first time since early December.

February gold settled $7.60, or 0.7%, higher at $1,075.90/oz, staying away from a recent 6-year low near $1050.

Prices have bene range-bound in quiet dealing this week, with most traders away from their desks for the holidays.

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