SINGAPORE, Jan 15 Gold rose to its highest level in nearly two weeks on Monday, extending

SINGAPORE, Jan 15 (Reuters) Gold rose to its highest level in nearly two weeks on Monday, extending last week's gains driven by a falling dollar and rebounding oil prices.

-- Spot gold hit a high of $627.40, its best since Jan. 4, and was at $625.50/626.50 an ounce by 0034 GMT, little changed from $625.60/626.60 late in New York on Friday.

-- Benchmark gold futures on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, currently December 2007, added 41 yen per gram to 2,440 yen, tracking gains in New York's COMEX market.

-- The euro steadied at $1.2921, having fallen to a session low of $1.2865 on electronic trading platform EBS on Friday.

-- Silver rose to $12.93 an ounce, its highest since Jan. 3, and against $12.78/12.85 late in New York.

-- Platinum rose to $1,144/1,149 an ounce from $1,142/1,148.

-- Palladium eased to $330/335 an ounce from $331/336.

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