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 SINGAPORE, June 29 (Reuters) - Gold edged higher on
Wednesday, as investors are optimistic that Greece's parliament
will approve an austerity plan later in the day, underpinning
sentiment in bullion and other commodities. 

 FUNDAMENTALS 

 * Spot gold inched up 0.1 percent to $1,502.36 an
ounce by 0030 GMT, building on gains from the previous session.
COMEX gold GCcv1 gained 0.2 percent to $1,503.50. 

 * Greece remains in focus, as its parliament is scheduled to
vote on an austerity package demanded by international lenders
as part of a massive bailout later on Wednesday. 
  

 * Expectations that the parliament will approve the plan
underpinned the euro to hold steady against the dollar,
supporting sentiment in gold and other commodities. 

 * The 19-commodity Reuters-Jefferies CRB index rose
1.7 percent on Tuesday, its biggest daily rise in nearly six
weeks. 

 * Further supporting the euro, European Central Bank
President Jean-Claude Trichet signalled a rate hike at next
monthly meeting.  

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 MARKET NEWS 

 * U.S. stocks rose for a second day on Tuesday on optimism
that a solution to Greece's debt crisis was near, although low
volume indicated underlying nervousness in the market.  

 * The euro held steady early in Asia on Wednesday amid hopes
the Greek parliament will agree to an austerity package of tax
hikes and spending cuts in order to secure emergency loans from
international lenders.        

 DATA/EVENTS 
 0900  EZ        Business climate       Jun 2011   
 0900  EZ        Economic sentiment     Jun 2011   
 2300  S.Korea   Industrial output yy   May 2011    
 2315  Japan     Manufacturing PMI      Jun 2011   

 PRICES    
 Precious metals prices 0030 GMT
 Metal             Last    Change  Pct chg  YTD pct chg Volume
 Spot Gold        1502.36    1.86   +0.12      5.84
 Spot Silver        33.79   -0.08   -0.24      9.49
 Spot Platinum    1695.74    6.54   +0.39     -4.06
 Spot Palladium    735.47   -0.93   -0.13     -8.01
 TOCOM Gold       3923.00   26.00   +0.67      5.20      24690
 TOCOM Platinum   4483.00   49.00   +1.11     -4.54       6275
 TOCOM Silver       88.20    0.60   +0.68      8.89        351
 TOCOM Palladium  1934.00   41.00   +2.17     -7.77        203
 COMEX GOLD AUG1  1503.50    3.30   +0.22      5.78       1248
 COMEX SILVER JUL1  33.88    0.24   +0.72      9.50        556
 Euro/Dollar       1.4346
 Dollar/Yen         80.99
 TOCOM prices in yen per gram. Spot prices in $ per ounce.
 COMEX gold and silver contracts show the most active months
 
 (Reporting by Rujun Shen; Editing by Ed Lane)