Gold drifts higher after data supports US rate-cut bets
US PPI data due at 1230 GMT
Silver, platinum head for weekly falls
Palladium up 7% so far in the week
Adds analyst comments, updates prices
By Ashitha Shivaprasad
Oct 11 (Reuters) -Gold prices climbed on Friday after recent data supported bets for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next month, while market participants awaited the U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) report for further direction.
Spot gold XAU= rose 0.5% to $2,641.70 per ounce by 0245 GMT but was down about 0.4% for the week. Prices hit a record high of $2,685.42 last month.
U.S. gold futures GCcv1 gained 0.7% to $2,658.90.
The dollar index fell from a two-month high, making bullion more attractive for other currency holders. USD/
Data on Thursday showed that U.S. consumer prices rose slightly more than expected in September, while jobless claims increased to 258,000 in the week ended Oct. 5, versus estimates of 230,000. All eyes are now on the PPI data due at 1230 GMT.
"Gold is seeing short-term gains as recent data has been positive. If the PPI data comes in softer, gold's momentum could continue upward," said Kelvin Wong, OANDA's senior market analyst for Asia Pacific.
"From a technical view point, in the near-term, gold could retest $2,657 and if it breaks above that, then test levels near its all-time high."
Markets currently see an 84.4% chance of a 25-basis-point rate reduction in November and a 15.6% probability of the Fed keeping rates on hold, according to CME's FedWatch.
Lower interest rates reduce the opportunity cost of holding bullion.
Elsewhere, Israeli strikes on central Beirut on Thursday night killed 22 people, Lebanon's health ministry said.
Analysts have noted that an escalation in the Middle East situation could further support gold, which is considered a safe asset during times of turmoil.
Among other metals, spot silver XAG= rose 0.2% to $31.25 per ounce and platinum XPT= climbed 0.9% to $975.65. Both metals were headed for weekly declines.
Palladium XPD= climbed 1.2% to $1,082.07 per ounce and was up 1% for the week.
Reporting by Ashitha Shivaprasad in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu
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