Gold awaits US data, silver hits 6-mth high

SINGAPORE, Nov 29 (Reuters) Gold was little changed ahead of the release of the third-quarter US gross domestic product data on Wednesday, while silver rose to its highest in nearly six months on a weaker dollar.

-- Spot gold was at $639.40/640.15 an ounce by 0035 GMT, barely changed from $639.30/640.30 an ounce late in New York on Tuesday.

-- Benchmark gold futures on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange fell one yen per gram to 2,408 yen per gram, reflecting declines in New York's COMEX market.

-- Silver rose to its highest level since mid-May at $13.72 an ounce. It was last quoted at $13.67/13.74 in New York.

-- The euro was steady at $1.3208 , having risen to a 20-month high around $1.3211 the previous day.

-- Platinum rose to $1,162/1,170 an ounce from $1,155/1,165 late in New York.

-- Palladium rose to $323/328 an ounce from $320/325.

REUTERS SBA BST0636