Gold prices edged up 0.60 percent to $1,294.75 an ounce on Thursday after the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits reached 245,000, higher than 240,000 forecast by economists, and as U.S. dollar hit at a four-week low. Silver gained 0.94 percent at $16.84 an ounce. (The update will suspend publishing during the New Year holiday. The issue on January 2 will introduce the market in the previous trading session.)

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