BENGALURU — Gold edged up on Friday as equities fell on concern about the stability of Deutsche Bank, but a firmer dollar capped the metal’s gains.Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,323.70 an ounce by 6.48am GMT.Gold remained on track to end the week nearly 1% down, however.It has gained 1% so far in the month and is likely to end flat over the three-month period.US gold futures were mostly flat at $1,326.70 an ounce.Deutsche Bank shares slumped to a record low after Bloomberg reported that trading clients had withdrawn excess cash and positions held in the largest German lender."Concerns over Deutsche Bank are helping to provide an underlying level of support for gold," MKS PAMP Group trader Sam Laughlin said."However, we see the metal moving closer to the 100-day moving average around $1,310, while below this, the recent low around $1,302.50 will see broad support sit between $1,300 and $1,305."Asian stocks extended losses on Friday as worries about the health of Deutsche Bank weighed on f...
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