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Gold bars are pictured at the Ginza Tanaka store in Tokyo October 23, 2009.
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The central bank story has offset some selling by investors as seen in the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, SPDR Gold Trust.
SPDR's holdings fell 0.055 tonnes to 1,108.344 tonnes on Thursday, marking the first decline since October 30.
Silver was bid at $17.48 from $17.37 late on Thursday, platinum at $1,349 from $1,353.50 and palladium at $329.50 from $328.50.
(Editing by Sue Thomas)
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