NEW YORK, July 16 (Reuters) - Midsession prices and market 
updates for New York precious metals and copper: 
 
    GOLD 
    * August <GCQ9> down $3.20 at $936.20 an ounce at 11:53 
a.m. EDT (1553 GMT) on the COMEX division of the New York 
Mercantile Exchange. 
    * Trading range between $932.60 and $940.50. August 
contract hit a two-week high on Wednesday. 
    * Gold futures rose toward $950 in the previous session as 
faster-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices in June 
boosted inflation-hedge buying in bullion. 
    * August futures did not fall further as the dollar hit a 
five-week low against major currencies after strong earnings 
from JPMorgan tarnished the U.S. currency's safe-haven appeal. 
[FRX/] 
    * Expected high global job losses due to economic slowdown 
and low consumer prices are consistent with strong deflationary 
pressures, which are negative for gold - James Steel, chief 
commodities analyst at HSBC. 
    * Spot gold <XAU=> traded at $936 an ounce, against $938.45 
in its previous session finish. 
    * London gold fix <XAUFIX=> at $935 an ounce. 
 
    SILVER 
    * September <SIU9> up 8.2 cents at $13.290 an ounce in 
directionless trade, as the market takes a breather after 
Wednesday's sharp rally. 
    * Ranging $13.135 to $13.325. 
    * Gold/silver ratio currently at above 70, up from around 
60 in early June, when silver hit a high above $16 an ounce, 
following gold's strength. 
    * Spot silver <XAG=> $13.28 an ounce, compared with its 
previous close of $13.25. 
    * London silver fix <XAGFIX=> at $13.21 an ounce. 
    
    PLATINUM 
    * October <PLV9> up $13.10, or 1.1 percent, at $1,171 an 
ounce as better economic sentiment boosts demand for platinum 
autocatalyst. 
    * Spot platinum <XPT=> at $1,165.50 an ounce, against its 
$1,156 previous session's close. 
    
    PALLADIUM 
    * September <PAU9> up $2.10 at $250.50 an ounce, tracking 
platinum's gains. 
    * Spot palladium <XPD=> was at $248 an ounce, compared with 
$244.50 in its previous finish. 
    
    COPPER 
    * Copper for September delivery <HGU9> up 0.15 cent at 
$2.3935 a lb, as investors take profits after the precious 
session's rally. 
    
  (Reporting by Frank Tang; Editing by Walter Bagley) 
  
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