The Gold Traders Association report at 9.21am showed buying price of a gold bar at THB28,000 per baht weight and selling price at THB28,100, while gold ornaments were priced at THB27,500.24 and THB28,600, respectively.
At close on Thursday, the buying price of a gold bar was THB27,850 per baht weight and selling price THB27,950, while gold ornaments were priced at THB27,348.64 and THB28,450, respectively.
Spot gold price on Friday was US$1,804 (THB59,405) per ounce after Comex gold on Thursday rose by $2 to $1,805.4 per ounce on decline in US bond yield, the European Central Bank's signal it would maintain the interest rate at a low level for two years, and mass buy-ups of the precious metal in response to the rise in US jobless claims.
Hong Kong gold price, meanwhile, rose by HK$110 to $16,740 (THB70,940) per tael, the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society reported.