SINGAPORE, Jan 16 Gold was little changed on Tuesday after rising to its highest in nearl

SINGAPORE, Jan 16 (Reuters) Gold was little changed on Tuesday after rising to its highest in nearly two weeks the previous day on technical buying and a slight dip in the dollar against the euro.

-- Spot gold was at $626.30/627.30 an ounce by 0030 GMT, versus $626.00/627.00 late in London on Monday, when it had risen to as high as $627.80 an ounce -- its best since Jan.

4. -- The U.S. market was closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Day holiday. Trading resumes on Tuesday.

-- Benchmark gold futures on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, currently December 2007, added 11 yen per gram to 2,450 yen.

-- The euro was flat at $1.2933 .

-- Silver rose to $12.85/12.92 an ounce from $12.84/12.91 an ounce.

-- Platinum rose to $1,147/1,152 an ounce from $1,144/1,149 in London.

-- Palladium rose to $330/335 an ounce from $329/334.

REUTERS PKS BST0620