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SINGAPORE, Jan 18 (Reuters) Gold was within sight of its highest level in two weeks on Thursday, aided by a weakening US dollar against other currencies.

-- Spot gold hit an intraday high of $633.20 an ounce and was at $631.80/632.80 by 0041 GMT. It was last quoted at $631.50/632.50 an ounce late in New York on Wednesday, when it jumped to its highest since Jan. 3 at $633.80 an ounce.

-- Benchmark gold futures on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, currently December 2007, rose 30 yen per gram to 2,475 yen.

-- The euro was little changed at $1.2938 .

-- Investors await the release of U.S. December consumer price data due at 1330 GMT. CPI often sets the direction for the dollar.

-- Silver was at $12.78/12.85 an ounce against $12.77/12.84 an ounce in late New York trading.

-- Platinum edged up to $1,144/1,149 an ounce from $1,143/1,149 in London.

-- Palladium rose to $336/341 an ounce from $326/329.

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