NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Gold futures edged up in quiet trade on Monday, whipsawing between a weaker dollar and falling crude oil prices, but staying above the $1,000 an ounce level. For the latest detailed report, click on [GOL/]. GOLD * December gold futures GCZ9 up 10 cents at $1,004.40 an ounce on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. * Ranging in a narrow $7 span from $1,001.60 to $1,008.60. * The December contract largely traded near unchanged, as gold was waiting for impetus from external markets to give the metal a clear direction. * The softer dollar is boosting interest in gold as a hedge against a falling U.S. currency. * The dollar fell against the euro and a basket of currencies on Monday after a meeting of Group of Seven finance chiefs reinforced the market's view policy-makers are comfortable with a gradually weakening dollar. [USD/] * However, weaker energy prices limited gold's rise. U.S. crude futures fell more than $1 to below $69 on jitters over the pace of U.S. economic recovery. * Precious metals should be well supported this month with reinforcement coming from expected weakness in the dollar, improving jewelry demand from key consumer India - Tom Pawlicki, precious metals and energy analyst at MF Global. * Bullion holdings of the world's largest bullion-backed exchange-traded fund, New York's SPDR Gold Trust GLD, edged up 1.221 tonnes or 0.1 percent on Friday. XAUEXT-NYS-TT * Gold-to-oil ratio at 14.68, up from the previous session's 14.40. * COMEX estimated 10 a.m. volume at 43,674 lots. * Spot gold XAU= was at $1,003.20 an ounce versus $1,001.30, which was the previous session's late New York quote. * London afternoon gold fix XAUFIX= was at $1,005.50. SILVER * December silver SIZ9 down 3.5 cents at $16.195 an ounce, down with other industrial metals. * Ranged from $16.035 to $16.380. * COMEX estimated 10 a.m. volume at 10,203 lots. * Spot silver XAG= was at $16.15, versus its previous finish of 16.12 an ounce. * London silver fix XAGFIX= at $16.23 an ounce. PLATINUM * January platinum PLF0 up $7.30 at $1,290.70 an ounce, rebounding after last week's decline because of sharply weaker U.S. auto sales in September after the conclusion of the brief "Cash for Clunkers" rebate program. * Spot platinum XPT= was at $1,282, compared with its previous finish of $1,278. PALLADIUM * December palladium PAZ9 up $3.50, or 1.2 percent, at $301.70 an ounce, up with platinum. * Spot palladium XPD= was at $297.50, against its previous close of $294. Prices at 11:09 a.m. EDT (1509 GMT) Last Change Pct 2008 YTD Chg Close % Chg US gold GCZ9 1004.70 0.40 0.0 884.30 13.6 US silver SIZ9 16.190 -0.040 -0.3 11.295 43.3 US platinum PLF0 1290.00 6.60 0.5 941.50 37.0 US palladium PAZ9 301.70 3.50 1.2 188.70 59.9 Gold XAU= 1003.45 2.15 0.2 878.20 14.3 Silver XAG= 16.14 0.02 0.1 11.30 42.8 Platinum XPT= 1282.50 4.50 0.4 924.50 38.7 Palladium XPD= 297.50 3.50 1.2 184.50 61.2 Gold Fix XAUFIX= 1005.50 1.25 0.1 836.50 20.2 Silver Fix XAGFIX= 16.23 2.00 0.1 14.76 10.0 Platinum Fix XPTFIX= 1279.00 6.00 0.5 1529.00 -16.4 Palladium Fix XPDFIX= 298.00 1.00 0.3 365.00 -18.4 (Reporting by Frank Tang; Editing by John Picinich)

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