Gold and silver prices today, Friday, May 8: Prices headed for weekly gain ahead of jobs report

Gold (GC=F) June futures opened at $4,682.50 per troy ounce on Friday, down 0.6% from Thursday’s closing price of $4,710.90. The gold price moved higher in early trading. At 6:45 a.m. ET, the price of gold was $4,732.60.

Silver (SI=F) May futures opened at $78.80 per ounce on Friday, down 1.7% from Thursday’s closing price of $80.18. The price of silver also rebounded in early trading, climbing to $81.12 by 6:45 a.m. ET.