MARKET REPORT: US Dollar at a high as gold prices drop

PRECIOUS metals producers Randgold Resources and Fresnillo fell 240p to 5310p and 37p to 860p as an upbeat US jobs report sent the dollar sharply higher and triggered a fall in the price of gold.

A US jobs report sent the dollar higherGETTY

A US jobs report sent the dollar higher

Brighter prospects for America's economy makes safe haven gold less attractive.

Pensions group Standard Life firmed 3½p to 405½p as it entered the UK financial advice business by acquiring Pearson Jones from the Skipton Building Society.

Outsourcer Capita improved 15p to 1158p after being approved to provide support services to NHS England

Outsourcer Capita improved 15p to 1158p after being approved to provide support services to NHS England.

Buy support from Liberum underpinned housebuilder Berkeley Group 47p to 2531p but Barratt Developments subsided 10½p to 459¾p as the broker cut its buy rating to hold.

Clean Air Power surged 0.9p to 2.65p as its dual fuel engine met US emissions requirements, but Gulf Keystone Petroleum slipped 3¼p to 49¼p after suspending export operations in Kurdistan.

Natural resources outfit Anglo Pacific Group gained 4¼p to 87¼p after an oversubscribed £39.5million fundraising placing at 80p.

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