Gold hit its highest level in more than a week on Thursday on a US weak dollar and overnight gains in oil, while platinum and palladium hovered near highs after worries about supplies resurfaced.
Gold rose to $893.00/894.00 an ounce from $890.75/891.95 late in New York on Wednesday, when it jumped nearly $7 on a falling dollar and as oil firmed after a strike threat by workers in Nigeria stoked supply concerns.
It hit a high of $895.05 an ounce on Thursday, its strongest level since June 9. Gold was still well below a lifetime high of $1,030.80 hit in mid-March. Platinum was off intraday highs but underpinned by supply worries after South Africa's power regulator approved an additional 13.3 percent tariff rise for state-owned power firm Eskom on Wednesday. Spot platinum rose to $2,083.50/2,103.50 an ounce from $2,080.50/2,100.50 late in New York. It rallied to $2,103.50 an ounce on Wednesday, its highest since May 28.
Palladium dipped to $463.00/468.00 an ounce from $466.00/474.00. It hit a three-month high of $469 on Wednesday, as it caught up with recent gains in other precious metals. The most active Tokyo platinum contract for April 2009 delivery on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange rose 5 yen per gram lower at 7,082 yen, having hit a high of 7,143 yen - its strongest level since May 22.
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