Gold prices rose on Monday as the dollar remained weak, with investors awaiting key US jobs data later this week that could impact the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions. Today's closing prices is so important for being the end of a month and a quarter. Spot gold was up 0.23 per cent up at $3,281.72 per ounce as of 12:12 GMT, up from its previous session of $3,274.25. Meanwhile, US gold futures rose 0.16 per cent to $3,292.77 per ounce, compared to $3,287.6 at the close on Friday. Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English, Reuters Subediting: M. S. Salama