SINGAPORE, May 1 (Reuters) - Gold jumped more than 1 percent 
on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates, as 
expected, and hinted the move could be the last in a series to 
buffer the economy. 
    -- Gold <XAU=> rose to $876.60/877.60 an ounce from 
$864.65/866.05 an ounce late in New York on Wednesday, when it 
had dropped to a three-month low of $862.30 an ounce. 
    -- The Fed, however, kept open its options, leaving investors 
guessing that rates could still move lower. 
    -- The dollar fell against the euro on Wednesday after the 
rate cut. 
    -- Gold futures for June delivery <GCM8> on the COMEX 
division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose $13.5 an ounce 
to $878.6 an ounce. 
    -- Spot platinum <XPT=> rose to $1,917.50/1,937.50 an ounce 
from $1,906/1,921 late in New York. 
    -- Most active Tokyo April platinum futures <0#JPL:> added 29 
yen per gram to 6,259 yen. 
    -- Silver <XAG=> edged up to $16.86/16.92 an ounce from 
$16.60/15.65 an ounce. 
    -- Spot palladium <XPD=> rose to $417.50/425.50 an ounce from 
$410.50/418.50 late in New York. 
  Precious metals prices at 0020 GMT 
 Metal             Last    Change  Pct chg  YTD pct chg  Turnover 
 Spot Gold         876.25    2.75   +0.31      5.23 
 Spot Silver        16.87    0.02   +0.12     14.22 
 Spot Platinum    1917.50    0.00   +0.00     26.15 
 Spot Palladium    417.50    0.00   +0.00     13.45 
 TOCOM Gold       2953.00   26.00   +0.89     -3.50         5488 
 TOCOM Platinum   6235.00    5.00   +0.08     16.78         2012 
 TOCOM Silver      568.50   13.00   +2.34      5.08          261 
 TOCOM Palladium  1426.00  -11.00   -0.77      5.55          402 
 Euro/Dollar       1.5630 
 Dollar/Yen        103.77 
 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 Ben Tan) 
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