Gold prices ended Friday's session at a six-week low as traders monitored the direction of the dollar while speculating on the timing of a Federal Reserve rate hike. On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for June delivery hit an intraday low of $1,168.40 a troy ounce, a level not seen since March 19, before ending at $1,174.50, down $7.90, or 0.67%. On Thursday, gold plunged $27.60, or 2.28%, to settle at $1,182.40. For the week, prices of the precious metal declined 50 cents, or 0.04%, the third straight weekly loss. Futures were likely to find support at $1,159.70, the low from March 19, and resistance at $1,214.60, the high from April 28. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, rose 0.53% on Friday to settle at 95.38. On Thursday, the index slumped to a nine-week low of 94.47.