Gold climbed to a one-year high on Saturday, as the dollar fell and tensions mounted over North Korea, which boosted demand for safe assets.
By 07:23 GMT, spot gold rose 0.4 percent to $ 1352.91 an ounce.
Earlier in the session, gold hit its highest level since August last year.
The yellow metal has gained more than 2 percent since the beginning of the week, heading for its third weekly gain.
Gold futures for December delivery rose 0.7 percent to $ 1,359.50 an ounce.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, fell 0.5 percent to 91,177 Friday after touching earlier lows since January 2015.
The US currency was under pressure as long-term Treasury yields fell to a 10-month low as weak US jobs data and concerns about the impact of hurricanes Erma and Harvey on the world's largest economy spurred demand for government debt instruments.
Among other precious metals, silver rose 0.4 percent to $ 18.15 an ounce, having touched its highest level since mid-April at $ 18.20 an ounce.
Palladium rose 0.6 percent to $ 961 an ounce, but was heading for its first weekly loss in seven weeks.
Platinum rose 0.3 percent to $ 1018 an ounce after hitting its highest level since March.