Bullion futures slid lower on Monday, with the political upheaval in France and Greece leading to a materially weaker euro and softer commodity markets.

Gold futures rose for the first time in three days on Friday, bouncing off a seven-day low after weaker-than-expected U.S. employment data added to worries over the U.S. economic outlook and as investors grew cautious ahead of weekend elections in France and Greece.

Bullion futures ended lower after the European Central Bank indicated imminent stimulus was unlikely and amid caution ahead of upcoming U.S. employment data, Dow Jones reports.

Bullion futures prices ended the U.S. day session lower on Wednesday as investor risk appetite shrunk a bit due to fresh worries coming out of the European Union.

Bullion futures prices ended the U.S. day session slightly weaker on Tuesday, U.S. ISM manufacturing data came in stronger than expected Tuesday, which gave a modest boost to the U.S. dollar index and somewhat limited fresh buying interest in the precious metals.

Bullion futures ended higher Friday as disappointing U.S. growth and European debt jitters boosted investment demand for the precious metal.

Bullion traded down on Wednesday due to lack of QE3 language in FOMC statement but recovered most of the losses after the U.S. Federal Reserve's meeting on interest rates offered few surprises.

Bullion futures prices ended moderately lower and notched a fresh two-week low Monday at COMEX. Weakness in equities and other commodities and fading hopes of more U.S. monetary easing prompted investors to sell bullion ahead of comments from U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting later in the week.

Bullion futures ended marginally higher on Friday as market participants remained on the sidelines ahead of a key US option expiration and a Federal Reserve policy meeting next week.

Bullion futures remains steady on Friday in listless trading as persistent concerns about the euro zone's finances and disappointing U.S. economic data put off most investors.