PRECIOUS-Gold steadies under $940, ETF unchanged

TOKYO, June 15 (Reuters) - Gold steadied below $940 on Monday
after it fell in the previous session on the back of a strong
dollar rally which led to a shift of funds out of commodities.

FUNDAMENTALS

* Gold XAU= was at $937.70 per ounce at 0009 GMT, down 0.02
percent from New York's notional close of $937.90.

* U.S. gold futures for August delivery GCQ9 were at
$937.30 per ounce, down 0.4 percent.

* The world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, the
SPDR Gold Trust (GLD: Quote, Profile, Research), said its holdings were steady at 1,132.15
tonnes as of June 12, unchanged from the previous business day.
[GOL/SPDR]

* Speculators boosted their holdings in U.S. gold futures
with noncommercial investors net long on 189,674 contracts of
gold futures in the week to June 9, compared to a net long of
187,340 contracts in the week to June 2. [ID:nN1282010]

MARKET NEWS

* The dollar rose broadly on Monday as a drop in oil prices
late last week prompted investors to buy the greenback and take
profits from gains made in recent weeks in commodities-linked
currencies such as the Australian dollar. [USD/]

* Japan's benchmark Nikkei average .N225 fell 0.4 percent.
[.T]

* The Dow moved into positive territory for the year for the
first time since early January on Friday, lifted by defensive
sectors like pharmaceuticals. [.N]

* U.S. consumer confidence this month fell short of
expectations and a record drop in euro zone industrial production
dampened signs from Asia of a nascent global economic recovery.
[ID:nSP375389]

DATA EVENTS

* The following data is expected on Monday: ECON

- Bank of Japan begins 2-day policy board meeting (N/A)

- Swiss producer prices for May (0715 GMT)

- Euro zone employment for Q1 (0900 GMT)

- U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner speaks (1300 GMT)

RELATED NEWS
> Gold hits 3-week low under $940 as dollar rise [GOL/]
> Markets in broad sell-off as dollar bounces back [COM/WRAP]
> G8 finmins want curbs on commodity speculation [ID:nLD426487]
> IMF chief says G20 funding pledges nearly met [ID:nLD477943]

PRICES

Precious metals prices at 0001 GMT
Metal Last Change Pct chg Day ago pct MA 30 RSI
Spot gold $937.60 -$0.30 -0.03% +4.53% $860.10 37
Spot silver $14.67 -$0.12 -0.81% +22.45% $11.29 42
Spot plat $1243.00 -$6.00 -0.48% +24.36% $961.97 59
COMEX gold $938.00 $45.70 +5.12% +2.65% $872.79 37
TOCOM gold 2,982 326 +12.27% +10.90% 2,529 44
TOCOM plat 3,954 1043 +35.83% +37.48% 2,759 67
Currencies
Euro/dlr $1.398 $0.097 +7.44% +7.85%
Dlr/yen 98.39 6.93 +7.58% +7.16%

TOCOM prices in yen per gram, except TOCOM silver which is
priced in yen per 10 grams. Spot prices in $ per ounce.
(Reporting by Miho Yoshikawa; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)