PRECIOUS-Gold firms but gains limited by strong dollar

Metal Last Change Pct chg YTD pct chg Volume Spot Gold 1678.44 2.08 +0.12 7.33 Spot Silver 30.88 0.10 +0.32 11.52 Spot Platinum 1543.25 6.15 +0.40 10.79 Spot Palladium 600.00 -9.00 -1.48 -8.05 COMEX GOLD DEC2 1679.00 3.80 +0.23 7.16 21279 COMEX SILVER DEC2 30.90 0.04 +0.14 10.69 6063 Euro/Dollar 1.2834 Dollar/Yen 80.35