* Sterling remains under pressure after BoE comments

* Aussie off 15-mth high; employment data due at 0030 GMT

By Kaori Kaneko

TOKYO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The dollar regained some ground after hitting a 15-month low on Thursday, while sterling was under pressure after the Bank of England governor's comments on its weakness.

High-yielding currencies such as the Australian and New Zealand dollars slipped from recent highs but remained strong, helped by firm commodity prices such as gold, which hit a record high the previous day. [GOL/]

"The broad market trend remains one of dollar weakness with higher commodity prices," said Kazuyuki Takami, senior manager at the foreign exchange trading department at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.

"But comments from (BoE governor) King yesterday reminded the market that the UK is one of the ailing economies among developed countries, and the pound may have more room to fall," he said.

The dollar index, a gauge of the greenback's performance against six major currencies, was at 75.066 after hitting a fresh 15-month low of 74.744 .DXY.

Sterling was trading around $1.6579 GBP=D4, having tumbled more than 1 percent on Wednesday when the Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said pound weakness would help British exporters and aid economic recovery.[ID:nLB169687]