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SINGAPORE, Sept 15 (Reuters) Gold fell to its lowest level in nearly three months on Friday, driven by weakness in crude oil prices and a sell-off in Tokyo futures.

-- Spot gold fell to $572.30 an ounce, its lowest since June 23, and was at $573.75/574.50 by 0058 GMT, down from $576.40/577.90 late in New York on Thursday.

-- Key gold futures on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange dropped by the daily 60-yen limit to 2,193 yen per gram as falls in oil prices dented overall sentiment to induce heavy sales by Japanese investors.

-- Silver fell to its lowest level since July 19 at $10.60 an ounce, down from $10.69/10.76 late in New York.

-- Platinum hit a level not seen in three months at $1,161 an ounce before rebounding to $1,162/1,167 an ounce, down from $1,181/1,186 late in the U.S. market.

-- Palladium fell to $307/312 an ounce from $325/330 late in New York.

-- The dollar was steady against the yen and the euro as investors kept positions light ahead of key U.S. inflation data and a meeting of the Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers.

-- The dollar was a touch higher at 117.70 yen , while the euro was little changed at $1.2720 .

Precious Metals Prices by 0058 GMT* Metal Last Net change Pct Move Gold 573.75 -2.25 -0.39 Platinum 1162.00 -8.00 -0.68 Palladium 307.00 -14.00 -4.36 Silver 10.63 -0.06 -0.56 Change in 2006 Metal Latest bid End prev year Pct Move Gold 573.75 517.20 +10.93 Platinum 1162.00 968.00 +20.04 Palladium 307.00 254.00 +20.87 Silver 10.63 8.81 +20.66 * The closing prices used to calculate the net change may differ from New York's last quoted prices.

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