The document summarizes the performance of gold futures on April 9th, 2013. It states that gold futures ended higher, rising over 1.5% due to disappointing US jobs data that reduced expectations the Federal Reserve would taper its bond purchasing program. Gold responded strongly to the jobs report because previous improvements had fueled talks of reducing bond purchases. However, holdings in gold ETFs continued falling to their lowest level of the year. The report also provides trading tips and analysis for gold, silver, crude oil, and other commodities.