NEW YORK, May 6 (Reuters) - New York gold futures rose for
a third straight day on Wednesday as stress tests on U.S. banks
underscored lingering economic uncertainties, bolstering
safe-haven demand in the bullion market.

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GOLD

* Gold for June delivery GCM9 was up $4.90 at $909.20 an
ounce at 10:36 a.m. EDT (1436 GMT) on the COMEX division of the
New York Mercantile Exchange.

* Ranged from $895.40 to $913.50.

* Jittery investors poured money into gold as a safe-haven
investment ahead of the release of results of stress tests on
19 large U.S. banks on Thursday - James Steel, chief
commodities analyst at HSBC.

* Regulators have told Bank of America Corp (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) it
needs $34 billion of capital to withstand a deep economic
downturn, and Citigroup may need as much as $10 billion because
of the results of the government stress test - sources.

* Gold futures ignored stock market gains, supported by
news that U.S. private-sector job losses slowed much more than
expected in April, hitting their lowest since November 2008 -
ADP Employer Services. [ID:nN06543688]

* Higher crude oil prices suggested economic activity may
be picking up, boosting gold's appeal as a hedge against
inflation - Steel.

* Gold/oil ratio fell to 16.40 from 16.76 the previous
session.

* Spot gold XAU= traded at $908.15 an ounce, up 0.5
percent from its late Tuesday quote in New York.

* The London afternoon gold fix XAUFIX= was $910.00 an
ounce.

SILVER

* COMEX July silver SIN9 was up 35.00 cents, or 2.6
percent, at $13.770 an ounce, as less liquid silver
outperformed gold.

* Ranged from $13.270 to $13.800.

* Spot silver XAG= was at $13.71 an ounce, up 2.8 percent
from its previous finish.

* The London silver fix XAGFIX= at $13.440 an ounce.

PLATINUM

* NYMEX July platinum PLN9 eased $2.50 to $1,135.40 an
ounce on profit-taking following the previous session's gains.

* Spot platinum XPT= at $1,127.50 an ounce, up 0.2
percent from its late Tuesday quote.

PALLADIUM

* June palladium PAM9 ignored platinum's slight decline,
up $5, or 2.2 percent, to $227.90 an ounce.

* Spot palladium XPD= was at $225.00 an ounce, up 3.0
percent from its previous finish.
(Reporting by Frank Tang; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)