Gold held near a record high on Thursday, within sight of the next target of $1,000 an ounce as a sliding U.S. dollar lifted the metal's appeal.
-- Gold was at $985.90/986.70 an ounce, steady from $985.70/986.50 late in New York. Gold rallied to another record at $991.80 an ounce on Wednesday as the dollar struck an all-time low against the euro and crude oil surged.
-- Silver edged up to $20.73/20.78 an ounce from $20.61/20.66 an ounce, holding near Wednesday's 27-year high at $20.82 an ounce.
-- The dollar resumed its slide and fell to record lows against the euro on Wednesday amid growing pessimism over the U.S. economy.
-- Spot platinum rose to $2,252/2,257 an ounce from
$2,240/2,247 an ounce.
-- Spot palladium fell to $550/555 an ounce from $552/556 an ounce.
-- Gold futures for April delivery on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell $1.1 an ounce to $987.3 an ounce -- off its record high of $995.20 hit on Wednesday.
