Spot gold nears $1,000 level broken by futures

SINGAPORE, March 14 (Reuters) - Spot gold firmed on Friday
and was within sight of the $1,000 an ounce barrier after the
dollar tumbled to another record low against the euro, boosting
the metal's appeal as an alternative investment.

-- Gold <XAU=> rose to $994.30/995.10 an ounce from
$991.00/991.80 late in New York. Gold had powered to another
record high of $999.90 an ounce on Thursday.

-- Gold futures for April delivery GCJ8 on the COMEX
division of the New York Mercantile Exchange added $1.9 an
ounce to $995.7 an ounce, having struck a record $1,001.50 on
Thursday.

-- The euro <EUR=> rose to $1.5644, according to Reuters
data. -- Spot platinum <XPT=> was unchanged at $2,098/2,108
an ounce.

-- Silver <XAG=> edged up to $20.53/20.58 an ounce from
$20.42/20.47 an ounce.

-- Spot palladium <XPD=> hardly moved at $502/508 an
ounce.
Precious metals prices at 2334 GMT
Metal Last Change Pct chg YTD pct chg
Turnover
Spot Gold 994.30 -0.60 -0.06 19.41
Spot Silver 20.53 -0.01 -0.05 39.00
Spot Platinum 2090.00 -8.00 -0.38 37.50
Spot Palladium 502.00 -6.00 -1.18 36.41
TOCOM Gold 0.00-3202.00 -100.00 -100.00
0
TOCOM Platinum 0.00-6568.00 -100.00 -100.00
0
TOCOM Silver 0.00 -661.90 -100.00 -100.00
0
TOCOM Palladium 0.00-1676.00 -100.00 -100.00
0
Euro/Dollar 1.5614
Dollar/Yen 100.67

TOCOM prices in yen per gram, except TOCOM silver which is
priced in yen per 10 grams. Spot prices in $ per ounce.
(Reporting by Lewa Pardomuan; Editing by Alan Raybould)