Gold prices dipped in Asia on Friday as investors awaited nonfarm payrolls in the U.S. even thought he data will likely be widely skewed by the effects of hurricanes in Texas and Florida.

Gold futures for December delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped 0.13% to $1,271.51 a troy ounce.

Overnight, gold prices traded below breakeven on Thursday, as a raft of better-than expected economic data pointed to solid U.S. economic growth underpinning a move higher in the dollar.