*US jobs, housing data boost industrial commodities. NEW YORK, Jan 17- Platinum, palladium and oil hit multimonth highs on Thursday, and copper posted its biggest gains in two weeks, as bullish U.S. jobs and housing data sparked a broad run-up in commodities, particularly those for industrial use.
NEW YORK, Jan 17- Platinum jumped to a three-month high on Thursday, passing the price of gold for the second session in a row after upbeat U.S. economic data boosted optimism about demand for industrial commodities such as platinum, a vital material for automakers.
NEW YORK, Jan 16- Platinum rose for a seventh consecutive session on Wednesday, driven by strong hedge fund buying after a mine labor crisis at the world's largest platinum producer in South Africa stirred fears of a supply shortage.
*Dollar tumble entices commodity buyers holding euro. NEW YORK, Jan 14- Platinum prices jumped on Monday, hitting three-month highs and closing in on parity with gold after a supply squeeze in the metal critical to automakers, while corn was set for its longest rally since June on sharply lower U.S. stockpile forecasts.
NEW YORK, Jan 14- Platinum rose to a three-month high on Monday, and is on the brink of being on parity with gold, as the prospect of further supply outages in South Africa triggered strong buying by commodity funds.