Gold Futures Slipped $2.50

Gold futures settled $2.50 down in New York on Friday pulled down by weakness for much of the day in the euro, Dow Jones reported.

Some fund selling was reported in thin trading conditions, exaggerating the move.

December gold finished with a loss of $2.50 to $442.20 per ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.