SINGAPORE, April 19 (Reuters) - Gold was little changed in cautious trade on Friday, heading for a fourth week of losses after this week's historic sell-off shattered investors' confidence in the typically safe-haven asset.     Gold investors are waiting for the release of U.S. CFTC commitment of traders data at 1930 GMT for more trading cues after funds dumped their holdings on global exchange-traded funds.  
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   added $1.60 an ounce to $1,392.35 by 0022 GMT, still within sight of a 2-year trough touched earlier this week. The metal recorded its biggest ever daily fall in dollar terms on Monday, catching gold bulls, speculators and veteran investors by surprise.      * U.S. gold  
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   futures were also little changed at $1,392.70 an ounce.          * Premiums for gold bars in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo  were at multi-months highs after the drop in prices ignited a spate of buying in gold coins, nuggets and bars.  
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        * The largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) for bullion saw less money outflows than during the 2009 selloff, according to funds tracker Lipper.  
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       * The euro zone will slow its budgetary belt-tightening to help reinvigorate economic growth, a top EU official said on Thursday, highlighting a policy shift the United States has long been pressing for.  
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            MARKET NEWS     * Worries over global growth capped Asian share prices on Friday as more soft U.S. economic data and mixed U.S. earnings results further undermined investor sentiment already hit by a broad sell-off that started earlier in the week.  
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       * U.S. crude futures extended declines towards $86 a barrel on Thursday, hurt by a stronger dollar and lingering concerns over global demand for oil.  
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        N/A European Central Bank Governing Council Member Jens      Weidmann and German Finance Minister Wolfgang      Schaeuble hold press conference ahead of IMF Spring      Meetings in Washington        PRICES        Precious metals prices 0022 GMT   Metal             Last    Change  Pct chg  YTD pct chg    Volume   Spot Gold        1392.35    1.60   +0.12    -16.85   Spot Silver        23.30    0.06   +0.26    -23.05   Spot Platinum    1424.50    2.00   +0.14     -7.20   Spot Palladium    663.47   -3.03   -0.45     -4.12   COMEX GOLD JUN3  1392.70    0.20   +0.01    -16.89         4474   COMEX SILVER MAY3  23.28    0.03   +0.13    -23.01          528   Euro/Dollar       1.3054   Dollar/Yen         98.28     COMEX gold and silver contracts show the most active months                                (Reporting by Lewa Pardomuan; Editing by Richard Pullin)  ((lewa.pardomuan@thomsonreuters.com)(+65 68703834)(Reuters Messaging: lewa.pardomuan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))  
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