Gold rose a per cent to a one-week high on Friday, briefly breaching the pivotal $US1,300-per-ounce ceiling, as weak US payroll data dented the US dollar and risk sentiment while also exacerbating a gloomy global economic picture.

Gold rose a per cent to a one-week high on Friday, briefly breaching the pivotal $US1,300-per-ounce ceiling, as weak US payroll data dented the US dollar and risk sentiment while also exacerbating a gloomy global economic picture.