PRECIOUS-Gold hits new record high on weak dollar

                                
 SINGAPORE, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Spot gold rose to a fresh
all-time high on Thursday, riding on the back of a weaker
dollar, as investors expect more monetary easing from the
Federal Reserve to jump start the economy.
                                
  FUNDAMENTALS
                                
 * Spot gold <XAU=> rose to a fresh all-time high at
$1,376.95 an ounce, and eased to $1,375.65 by 0035 GMT.
                                
 * U.S. gold futures for December delivery <GCZ0> also hit a
new record high at $1,377.9.
                                
 * The dollar fell to its lowest against a basket of
currencies in nine months on Thursday, supporting the rally in
commodities prices. [USD/]
                                
 * Spot gold <XAU=> is expected to rally towards $1,404 per
ounce as it has climbed above a consolidation range between
$1,324.85 and $1,364, said Wang Tao, a Reuters market
analyst.[ID:nSGE69D00P]
                                
 * Spot silver <XAG=> climbed to $24.22 an ounce, its
highest in three decades, before easing to $24.19.
                                
 * Holdings in iShares Silver Trust <SLV>, the world's
largest silver-backed exchange-traded fund, rose to a new
all-time high of 10,125.17 tonnes.
                                
 MARKET NEWS
                                
 * U.S. stock indexes hit their highest level in five months
on Wednesday as stronger-than-expected earnings and lingering
U.S. dollar weakness increased demand for equities. [.N]
                                
 DATA/EVENTS
                                
1230 U.S.   Producer prices mm            Sep   
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1230 U.S.   Current account               Aug  
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1230 U.S.   Initial Claims                Weekly <USJOB=ECI>
                                
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 PRICES
 Precious metals prices at 0035 GMT
 Metal             Last    Change  Pct chg  YTD pct chg
Turnover
 Spot Gold        1375.65    4.75   +0.35     25.55
 Spot Silver        24.19    0.30   +1.26     43.73 Spot
Platinum    1715.00   12.75   +0.75     16.91
 Spot Palladium    600.00    9.55   +1.62     47.97 TOCOM Gold 
                                
  3617.00   39.00   +1.09     10.98        23933 TOCOM
Platinum   4533.00   46.00   +1.03      3.47         5572 TOCOM
Silver       64.00    1.80   +2.89     23.79          819 TOCOM
Palladium  1582.00   15.00   +0.96     35.79          172
Euro/Dollar       1.4033
 Dollar/Yen         81.61
 TOCOM prices in yen per gram. Spot prices in $ per ounce.
 (Reporting by Rujun Shen; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)