updated: May 07 2021, 12:14 ist Gold prices rose to a 2.5-month high on Friday and were on track for their best week in six months, boosted by a weaker dollar and a pullback in Treasury yields as investors cautiously await US non-farm payrolls report due later in the day. Spot gold was up 0.3 per cent at $1,820.35 per ounce by 1054 IST, after hitting its highest since Feb. 16 earlier in the session. Bullion up nearly 3 per cent so far this week. US gold futures rose 0.3 per cent to $1,820.70. "The weaker dollar and US Treasury yields dropping below 1.6 per cent has helped gold prices to go above $1,800," Brian Lan, managing director at dealer GoldSilver Central said.