Spot gold shoots to session high above $5,060/oz as flash S&P PMI worst in 10 months

(Kitco News) – The gold market is trading at fresh session highs after the latest U.S. data showed the services and manufacturing sectors weakening beyond expectations this month.S&P Global reported on Friday that its flash Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell to 52.3 in February, down from January’s reading of 53. The number was below expectations, as economists had forecasted a reading of 52.6.