PRECIOUS-Gold almost flat after Fed, ETF unchanged

                                
 TOKYO, June 25 (Reuters) - Gold was little changed on
Thursday, after falling from a one-week high a day earlier as the
dollar strengthened when the Federal Reserve offered no signs of
a change in its bold policy easing.
                                
 FUNDAMENTALS
                                
 * Gold <XAU=> was at $930.10 an ounce at 0014 GMT, down 0.1
percent from the notional close in New York of $931.10.
                                
 * On Wednesday it hit a one-week high of $942.20 as currency
movements boosted bullion's dollar-hedge appeal after an
unexpected jump in U.S. durable goods orders in May.
                                
 * Later in the day, the Fed, concluding a two-day meeting,
said it would hold overnight rates in a range between zero t 0.25
percent and gave no hint of an imminent exit from its easing
monetary policy. [ID:nN24163547]
                                
 * Bullion has come under pressure due mainly to a strong
dollar in the past few weeks. In early June, the precious metal
hit a three-month high at $989.80.
                                
 * U.S. gold futures for August delivery <GCQ9> were at $930.7
an ounce, down 0.4 percent from the previous settlement. On
Tuesday, the contract rose $10.10, or 1.1 percent, on the COMEX
division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
                                
 * The world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, the
SPDR Gold Trust <GLD>, said its holdings were at 1,131.24 tonnes
as of June 24, unchanged since Monday. [GOL/SPDR]
                                
 MARKET NEWS
                                
 * Major currencies were quiet early in Asia on Thursday, with
the dollar holding gains it made Wednesday after the Federal
Reserve stuck to its debt buyback plans and said it saw signs
that the recession was easing [USD/] [ID:nFEDAHEAD]
                                
 * Japan's Nikkei share average <.N225> rose 0.5 percent. [.T]
                                
 * The Dow fell for the fourth day and other share indexes
ended well off the day's highs on Wednsday after the Federal
Reserve reiterated concerns about the economic outlook at the end
of its policy meeting. [.N]
                                
 DATA EVENTS
                                
 - Fed Chairman Bernanke testifies (1400 GMT)
                                
 * The following data is expected on Thursday: <ECON>
                                
 - Euro zone industrial orders for April (0900 GMT)
                                
 - U.S. final Q1 GDP (1230 GMT)
                                
 - Weekly U.S. jobless claims (1230 GMT)
                                
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 PRICES
 Precious metals prices at 0025 GMT
  Metal         Last      Change  Pct chg  Day ago pct  MA 30 RSI
  Spot gold     $930.20   -$0.90  -0.10%    +3.70%    $860.10  44
  Spot silver    $13.82   -$0.01  -0.07%   +15.36%     $11.29  33
  Spot plat    $1158.00    $2.00  +0.17%    +0.00%   $1201.37  29
 COMEX gold    $931.00   -$0.70  -0.08%    +0.79%    $947.91   32
 TOCOM gold      2,876       27  +0.95%    +2.39%      2,960   41
 TOCOM plat      3,582        4  +0.11%    +0.56%      3,750   31
 Currencies                                               
 Euro/dlr       $1.395   $0.002  +0.14%    -0.94%
 Dlr/yen         95.81     0.09  +0.09%    +0.63%
 TOCOM prices in yen per gram, except TOCOM silver which is
priced in yen per 10 grams.  Spot prices in $ per ounce.
 (Reporting by Risa Maeda; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)