Gold price today, Friday, October 2, 2026: Gold prices hold ahead of September jobs report - Yahoo Finance

AI desk brief

Gold December futures opened at $4,204.60/oz on Friday, up 0.1%, and were last quoted at $4,209.70/oz as traders waited for September US payrolls. The article says gold has been holding in the $4,100-$4,200 range this week as investors assess the Fed path; consensus looks for 85,000 jobs added and unemployment steady at 4.1%. A middling jobs print would likely keep the market in wait-and-see mode, while a softer report would reinforce support for bullion via lower rate expectations.