SINGAPORE, Sept 6 (Reuters) Gold rebounded on Thursday after a drop in New York but investors were

SINGAPORE, Sept 6 (Reuters) Gold rebounded on Thursday after a drop in New York but investors were reluctant to make a big move ahead of this week's U.S. jobs data.

-- Spot gold edged up to $682.00/682.50 an ounce from $681.40/682.00 an ounce late in New York on Wednesday, when it fell more than $1 on profit taking.

-- The benchmark August 2008 gold futures on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange fell 4 yen per gram to 2,551 yen, having rallied to a three-week high of 2,575 yen on Wednesday.

-- The euro edged down at $1.3644 . The dollar had tumbled on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected employment and housing data stoked fears that a lingering credit crisis was starting to put the brakes on U.S. economic growth.

-- Dealers awaited U.S. payrolls report on Friday which was forecast by analysts to show tepid gains for August.

-- Some analysts cited employment as a main factor underpinning U.S. growth, contending it has kept the Federal Reserve from cutting rates during the credit market turmoil.

-- Platinum rose to $1,274/1,279 an ounce from $1,269.50/1,276.50 late in New York.

-- Palladium edged up to $330/335 an ounce from $329.50/333.50 an ounce.

-- Silver rose to $12.22/12.25 an ounce from $12.19/12.22 late in New York.

Precious metals prices at 0046 GMT Metal Last Change Pct chg YTD pct chg Turnover Spot Gold 681.80 0.30 +0.04 7.25 Spot Silver 12.21 0.01 +0.08 -4.98 Spot Platinum 1274.00 6.50 +0.51 12.54 Spot Palladium 330.00 -0.35 -0.11 -0.60 TOCOM Gold 2550.00 -5.00 -0.20 4.29 9847 TOCOM Platinum 4694.00 -27.00 -0.57 10.34 6626 TOCOM Silver 455.00 -3.40 -0.74 -7.76 339 TOCOM Palladium 1244.00 -13.00 -1.03 -0.88 125 Euro/Dollar 1.3642 Dollar/Yen 115.06 TOCOM prices in yen per gram, except TOCOM silver which is priced in yen per 10 grams. Spot prices in $ per ounce.

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