Gold futures rallied Friday as traders expressed caution ahead of the long weekend.
There was little appetite for riskier assets amid concerns about further fallout from the Brexit over the July 4th weekend.
Gold for August was up 15 dollars at $1336 an ounce, on the verge of the highest in two years.
Markit is set to release its final U.S. manufacturing PMI at 9:45 am ET. Economists expect the index to come in at 50.7 for June.
At 10 am ET, the Institute for Supply Management is scheduled to release its national manufacturing survey for June. The consensus estimate calls for a reading of 51.5, up from 51.3 in May.
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