SINGAPORE, July 22 (Reuters) - Gold extended gains on Tuesday
after the dollar fell against other currencies and oil prices
jumped, elevating the metal's safe-haven appeal.
-- Gold <XAU=> rose to $966.95/967.95 an ounce from
$961.75/963.15 an ounce late in New York on Monday.
-- Spot platinum <XPT=> gained to $1,847/1,857 an ounce from
$1,837/1,857 an ounce. It had hit a low of $1,827.50 on Monday,
its lowest level since May 2, on fears of falling demand.
-- Gold futures for August delivery <GCQ8> on the COMEX
division of the New York Mercantile Exchange added $3.8 to
$967.60 an ounce.
-- The dollar fell on Monday as fears of woes in the U.S.
financial sector persisted even as Bank of America <BAC.N>
reported better-than-expected results. [USD/]
-- The most active Tokyo gold contract for June 2009 delivery
<0#JPL:> on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange rose 30 yen per gram to
3,343 yen -- near a 25-year high of 3,346 yen hit last week.
-- Spot palladium <XPD=> rose to $413.50/421.50 an ounce from
$410.50/418.50 late in New York.
-- Silver <XAG=> edged up to $18.43/18.50 an ounce from
$18.35/18.43 late in New York.
Precious metals prices at 0025 GMT
Metal Last Change Pct chg YTD pct chg Turnover
Spot Gold 967.75 2.45 +0.25 16.22
Spot Silver 18.45 0.06 +0.33 24.92
Spot Platinum 1847.00 10.00 +0.54 21.51
Spot Palladium 413.50 2.00 +0.49 12.36
TOCOM Gold 3342.00 29.00 +0.88 9.22 6986
TOCOM Platinum 6242.00 -59.00 -0.94 16.91 3199
TOCOM Silver 638.70 -2.50 -0.39 18.06 178
TOCOM Palladium 1460.00 -15.00 -1.02 8.07 157
Euro/Dollar 1.5928
Dollar/Yen 106.51
TOCOM prices in yen per gram, except TOCOM silver which is
priced in yen per 10 grams. Spot prices in $ per ounce.
(Reporting by Lewa Pardomuan; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
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