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* Gold tops $1,000/oz for 1st time since Feb * MSCI Asia index ex Japan hits highest in a year * Dollar slumps to 1-year low against major currencies TOKYO, Sept 8 - Asian shares...

TOKYO, Sept 8 - Japan's Sumitomo Metal Mining Co said on Tuesday it had made options transactions to hedge against the risk of fluctuations in the price of gold, the first time the company has...

Dubai's gold traders are increasingly targeting China as global volatility hits domestic consumer demand and given the fact that China was the world's largest gold producer, second-largest consumer and fifth-largest holder of reserves in 2008.

* Major Indian festivals should support 2009 sales * Not all sellers see fall in sales GOA, India, Sept 5 - India's gold trade is looking to big festivals in the weeks ahead and a...

* Gold futures end down $1, fail to break above $1,000/oz * Broad financial market uncertainty spurs safe-haven bid * Gold, silver ETFs see inflows, investment demand strong (Recasts, updates prices, market activity to close;...

Higher prices and low buyer turnout in August saw retail gold sales nose-diving by 40 per cent in Abu Dhabi, the worst sales this year, retailers said on Thursday.

Gold jewellery sales in Dubai fell around 30 percent in August, compared with a year earlier, as high gold prices and an economic downturn deterred buyers, retailers said on Thursday.

* Asian shares subdued but underpinned by U.S. retail data * Aussie dollar holds gains spurred by gold price rise * China shares give up early gains * Markets wary ahead of U.S. employment report...

* High prices, weaker rupee dent demand * Scrap sales from households rising (Adds detail, bylines) MUMBAI, Sept 3 - India's gold imports are set to slump by nearly two-thirds in 2009 as high global...

* Dubai retail gold sales down 30 pct in August * Dubai gold sales to recover if price drops DUBAI, Sept 3 - Gold jewellery sales in Dubai fell around 30 percent in August, compared...