US gold ends up on dollar drop, technical support

NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - New York gold futures ended
higher on a dollar drop Friday, and a strong finish above
$1,100 an ounce driven by currency hedge demand and central
bank interest should support the market next week, traders
said.

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GOLD

* COMEX December gold GCZ9 climbed $10.10 to settle at
$1,116.70 an ounce at on the NYMEX.

* Range spanned from $1,101.20 to $1,117.40. December hit
an all-time high $1,123.40 on Thursday.

* A lower dollar supports gold. The greenback dropped
broadly after data showed U.S. trade deficit widened.

* Gold initially lacked a clear direction as dollar briefly
pared losses after disappointing U.S. consumer sentiment data.

* A Friday close above key technical level $1,100 should
indicate buying interest - Adam Klopfenstein at Lind-Waldock.

* Sentiment upbeat on potential interest by other central
banks after IMF sold 200 tonnes of gold to India last week.

* Gold to trade sideways if dollar does not significantly
improve and crude holds ground - Frank McGhee at Integrated
Brokerage Services.

* COMEX estimated 1 p.m. volume at 126,346 lots.

* Spot gold XAU= at $1,116.30 an ounce, compared with
$1,103.60 late in the previous session in New York.

* London's afternoon gold fix XAUFIX= at $1,104 an
ounce.

SILVER

* December silver SIZ9 firmed 11.5 cents to $17.38 an
ounce, tagging on gold's positive turnaround.

* Ranged from $17.025 to $17.445.

* COMEX estimated 1 p.m. volume at 34,587 lots.

* Spot silver XAG= was at $17.35 against $17.21 in the
previous session in New York.

* London silver fix XAGFIX= at $17.3225.

PLATINUM

* January platinum PLF0 jumped $25.50, or 1.9 percent, to
end at $1,388.70 an ounce on better investor sentiment.

* Spot platinum XPT= $1,382 an ounce.

PALLADIUM

* December palladium PAZ9 up $5.85 at $356.75 an ounce,
extending the previous sessions' strong rally on strong
investment buying.

* Spot palladium XPD= $354 an ounce.
(Reporting by Frank Tang; Editing by Marguerita Choy)