Investing.com - Gold prices eased in Asia on Thursday with continued focus on the holiday demand season with investors also eyeing the dollar.

On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for February delivery traded at $1,209.10 a troy ounce, down 0.09%, after hitting an overnight session low of $1,194.20 and off a high of $1,214.90.

Overnight, gold futures edged higher on Wednesday after data revealed the U.S. private sector picked up fewer jobs than expected in November, which sparked a round of bottom fishing.