Gold futures traded lower during Asian trading hours on Friday.

On the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for April delivery were trading at $2,996.40 per troy ounce, down 0.17% at the time of writing.

During the session, gold found support at $2,882.50 per troy ounce and resistance at $3,005.72.

The U.S. Dollar Index futures, which measure the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, rose 0.15% to 103.99.

In other commodities traded on COMEX, silver futures for May delivery gained 0.55%, reaching $34.49 per troy ounce, while copper futures for May rose 0.26% to $4.93 per pound.