SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures headed lower for the first time in four sessions and crude oil futures edged higher Friday after the U.S. Labor Department reported a bigger-than-expected increase in the number jobs in January. The nation gained 243,000 jobs last month, more than the 121,000 jobs expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch. Gold for April delivery lost $10.50, or 0.6%, at $1,748.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange as the upbeat data dulled safe-haven demand for the precious metal. Gold prices were poised to end a three-session climb. March crude oil traded at $97.03 a barrel on Nymex, up 67 cents, or 0.7%, after losing 1.3% in the previous session as the jobs data raised the prospects for oil demand.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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