NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - New York gold futures fell to fresh two-week lows on Friday, briefly trading below $990 an ounce, as a resurgent dollar prompted short-term bullion traders to lock in profits ahead of the weekend. For the latest detailed report, click on [GOL/]. GOLD * December gold GCZ9 down $4.30 at $994.60 an ounce at 10:08 a.m. EDT (1408 GMT) on the COMEX division of New York Mercantile Exchange. * Range from $1,000.50 to $985.50, lowest since Sept. 10. * Gold's recent drop was a minor correction after it failed to clearly break above strong resistance at $1,020 an ounce level earlier this week - traders. * The dollar partially erased losses after U.S. data showed that durable goods orders dropped in August, pressuring bullion's status as a hedge against a weakening U.S. currency. * Gold's retreat is definitely dollar-driven, and a correction in an overly long U.S. futures market could send prices to the mid- to upper-$900 range - Jon Nadler, senior analyst at bullion dealer Kitco Metals Inc. * U.S. oil futures rebounded, rising toward $67 a barrel, after dropping $3 in the previous session on weak economic sentiment. [O/R] * Gold-to-oil ratio at 14.82, down from the previous session's 15.12. * COMEX estimated 9 a.m. volume at 62,814 lots. * Spot gold XAU= at $992.75 versus $993.75, which was the previous session's late New York quote. * London morning gold fix XAUFIX= was at $991.50. SILVER * December silver SIZ9 down 8 cents at $16.215 an ounce, tracking gold's decline. * Range from $15.955 to $16.410. * COMEX estimated 9 a.m. volume at 20,879 lots. * Spot silver XAG= was at $16.17, versus its previous finish of 16.18 an ounce. * London silver fix XAGFIX= at $16.20 an ounce. PLATINUM * October platinum PLV9 down $13.70, or 1 percent, at $1,294.80 an ounce, following general weakness of metals across the board. * Spot platinum XPT= was at $1,286.50, compared with its previous finish of $1,297.50. PALLADIUM * December palladium PAZ9 down 10 cents at $297.80 an ounce, down with platinum. * Spot palladium XPD= was at $292, against its previous close of $291.50. Prices at 10:09 a.m. EDT (1409 GMT) Last Change Pct 2008 YTD Chg Close % Chg US gold GCZ9 994.60 -4.30 -0.4 884.30 12.5 US silver SIZ9 16.200 -0.095 -0.6 11.295 43.4 US platinum PLV9 1294.80 -13.70 -1.1 941.50 37.5 US palladium PAZ9 297.80 -0.10 0.0 188.70 57.8 Gold XAU= 993.20 -0.55 -0.1 878.20 13.1 Silver XAG= 16.16 -0.02 -0.1 11.30 43.0 Platinum XPT= 1287.00 -10.50 -0.8 924.50 39.2 Palladium XPD= 292.00 0.50 0.2 184.50 58.3 Gold Fix XAUFIX= 997.00 -12.75 -1.3 836.50 19.2 Silver Fix XAGFIX= 16.20 -56.00 -3.3 14.76 9.8 Platinum Fix XPTFIX= 1281.00 14.00 1.1 1529.00 -16.2 Palladium Fix XPDFIX= 293.00 2.00 0.7 365.00 -19.7 (Reporting by Frank Tang; Editing by Walter Bagley)

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