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SINGAPORE, Aug 11 (Reuters) Gold rebounded on Friday but was within sight of its lowest levels in more than a week after a drop in crude oil price triggered a sell-off in New York.

-- Spot gold rose to $639.75/640.50 an ounce from $634.80/635.55 an ounce late in the U.S. market on Thursday, when the metal fell more than 2 percent and hit a low of $633.90.

-- Gold prices tumbled in New York after crude oil fell more than $2 to $74 a barrel following news that an airline bomb plot was disrupted that investors saw reducing demand for jet fuel down the road.

-- Britain and the United States stepped up security and London's Heathrow airport ground to a near standstill, after UK officials said they thwarted a plot to blow up trans-Atlantic flights between the two countries. [nL10913913] -- Benchmark gold futures on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange fell 40 yen per gram to 2,397 yen, tracking losses in New York's COMEX market.

-- The dollar was at 115.20 yen , little changed from levels in late U.S. trade. The euro was nearly flat at $1.2795 .

-- Platinum fell to $1,237/1,242 an ounce from $1,238/1,243 late in New York.

-- Sister metal palladium also fell to $318/323 an ounce from $319/324 an ounce.

- Silver edged up to $12.19/12.26 an ounce from $12.04/12.14 late in New York.

Precious Metals Prices by 0045 GMT* Metal Last Net change Pct Move Gold 639.75 4.95 +0.78 Platinum 1237.00 -1.00 -0.08 Palladium 318.00 5.50 +1.76 Silver 12.19 0.15 +1.25 Change so far in 2006 Metal Latest bid End prev year Pct Move Gold 639.75 517.20 +23.69 Platinum 1237.00 968.00 +27.79 Palladium 318.00 254.00 +25.20 Silver 12.19 8.81 +38.37 * The closing prices used to calculate the net change may differ from New York's last quoted prices.

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