The most active gold contract for February delivery rose 15.6 U.S. dollars, or 0.88 percent, to close at 1,798 dollars per ounce.
U.S. Labor Department reported Wednesday that U.S. nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 0.8 percent in the third quarter of 2022, rather than the preliminary estimate of 0.3 percent. Better-than-expected data capped gold's growth somewhat.
Investors are also waiting for the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting next week.
Silver for March delivery rose 58.7 cents, or 2.63 percent, to close at 22.922 dollars per ounce. Platinum for January delivery rose 16.1 dollars, or 1.62 percent, to close at 1,011.5 dollars per ounce.
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