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SINGAPORE, July 6 (Reuters) Gold held steady on Friday but was within sight of a 1-week low, while Tokyo futures shed the previous day's gains to track losses in New York.

-- Spot gold was at $649.80/650.60 an ounce, steady from $649.30/650.10 late in New York on Thursday, when it hit its lowest in a week at $645.70 on a rising dollar and better-than-expected U.S. services sector data.

-- Key June 2008 gold futures on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange fell 18 yen per gram to 2,600 yen, having reached an intraday high of 2,618 yen on Thursday on firm oil prices.

-- The dollar held gains against the euro and yen on Friday after a strong reading in U.S. service sector activity data soothed concerns the Federal Reserve may have to cut interest rates later this year.

-- The Institute for Supply Management's services index rose in June to its highest level in a year, beating forecasts for a small decline. Dealers await Friday's U.S. payrolls data.

-- The dollar was little moved against the yen from the previous day's late New York trade at 122.95 yen , not far from its 4-1/2-year high of 124.14 yen hit in late June.

-- The euro eased to $1.3590 , off a two-month high of $1.3660 hit the previous day.

-- Platinum fell to $1,284/1,289 an ounce from $1,288/1,292 an ounce late in New York.

-- Silver edged up to $12.50/12.53 an ounce from $12.48/12.53 late in New York.

-- Palladium fell to $363/368 an ounce from $364/368.

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