Metals Stocks: Gold taps highs above $2,000 ahead of monthly U.S. jobs data

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Gold prices finished higher on Thursday after touching intraday highs above the key $2,000 an ounce level for the first time since mid-May.

Investors eyed developments tied to the debt-ceiling deal and looked ahead to monthly labor market data due Friday.

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