SINGAPORE, June 30 (Reuters) - Gold steadied on Thursday after Greece's parliament voted in favour of austerity measures, while investors await the decisive vote later in the day on a final austerity bill.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Spot gold was down slightly at $1,510.45 an ounce
by 0038 GMT. U.S. gold
* Spot gold was headed for a second straight monthly decline with a fall of more than 1 percent. But it was on course for a quarterly rise of 5.6 percent, its 11th straight quarter of gains.
* Greece approved the first of two austerity measures on Wednesday, boosting risk appetite in global markets, which benefited commodities including gold.
* Underpinning market sentiment, U.S. President Barack Obama called for new stimulus, which are likely to further complicate deficit reduction talks with Republicans.
* Palladium rose for the third consecutive session, tracking strength in the global stocks market which was lifted by Greece's vote on the austerity measures. Spot palladium gained 0.6 percent to $751.22.
* Spot platinum edged down 0.2 percent to $1,719.99
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MARKET NEWS
* Wall Street closed its best three-day run in three months on Wednesday after the Greek parliament approved austerity measures to avoid defaulting on its debt.
* The euro rose to fresh two-week highs against the dollar in Asia on Thursday, swept higher by a wave of stop-loss buying and extending a rally after Greece moved a step closer to securing international aid.
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PRICES
Precious metals prices 0038 GMT Metal Last Change Pct chg YTD pct chg Volume Spot Gold 1510.45 -1.10 -0.07 6.41 Spot Silver 34.83 0.07 +0.20 12.86 Spot Platinum 1719.99 -4.01 -0.23 -2.69 Spot Palladium 751.22 4.72 +0.63 -6.04 TOCOM Gold 3926.00 -4.00 -0.10 5.28 24058 TOCOM Platinum 4521.00 22.00 +0.49 -3.73 7744 TOCOM Silver 90.30 1.30 +1.46 11.48 673 TOCOM Palladium 1962.00 5.00 +0.26 -6.44 154 COMEX GOLD AUG1 1511.20 0.80 +0.05 6.32 1296 COMEX SILVER JUL1 34.81 0.05 +0.16 12.49 22 Euro/Dollar 1.4471 Dollar/Yen 80.63 TOCOM prices in yen per gram. Spot prices in $ per ounce. COMEX gold and silver contracts show the most active months
(Editing by Ed Lane)