(Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold prices were lower and spot silver prices were modestly higher in early U.S. trading Friday, as investors assessed the latest U.S. employment figures following Thursday's sharp equity-market selloff and renewed tensions involving Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.

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