* Spot gold was up 0.3% at $1,802.63 an ounce 0021 GMT. US gold futures rose 0.3% to $1,810.00.
* The Dollar Index slipped 0.1%, making bullion cheaper for overseas buyers.
* Data on Friday showed US consumer spending rose 0.1% in November following climbing 0.4% in October, while inflation cooled further.
* The European Central Bank must be prepared to take the heat and raise interest rates further, ECB policy chief Isabel Schnabel said in an interview published on Saturday.
* In Japan, buyers of physical gold benefited from a drop in domestic prices last week following a surprise central bank policy adjustment, while the outlook for demand in major consumer China was dimmed by a spike in COVID-19 infections. [GOL/AS]
* SPDR Gold Trust, the world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 0.1% to 913.01 tonnes on Friday. [GOL/ETF]
* Spot silver gained 0.7% to $23.88, platinum rose 0.5% to $1,027.00 and palladium 0.6% to $1,774.00.
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1100 France Unemp Class-A SA Nov
