SINGAPORE, April 23 (Reuters) - Gold turned lower on Tuesday after rising to a 1-week high on bargain hunting in the previous session, while more gold outflows from exchange-traded funds summed up investors' weakening confidence in the metal.     Investors await Chinese manufacturing data for further indications of the growth outlook for the world's second-largest economy, which is also the second-largest consumer of gold after India.              FUNDAMENTALS     * Gold  
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   fell $4.63 an ounce to $1,420.51 by 0021 GMT. The metal, which has slipped more than 15 percent this year, posted its biggest-ever daily loss in dollar terms last Monday, shocking investors who have used gold as protection against inflation and other market risks     * U.S. gold futures for June delivery  
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            MARKET NEWS     * Asian shares steadied on Tuesday, supported by overnight gains in global equities, but were capped ahead of China's first economic report for the second quarter due later in the session.  
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       * The U.S. dollar was nursing a grudge in early Asian trade on Tuesday after another attempt at 100 yen failed due to options-related offers, but traders suspect it is only a matter of time before the psychological level is broken.  
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        * Japan's Nikkei average eased in early trade on Tuesday as the yen's weakness paused, prompting investors to lock in some of the gains after the index hit a nearly five-year closing high in the previous session.  
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              DATA/EVENTS (GMT)     0145 China HSBC Manufacturing Flash PMI  
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        0658 France Markit Manufacturing Flash PMI  
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            PRICES        Precious metals prices 0021 GMT   Metal             Last    Change  Pct chg  YTD pct chg    Volume   Spot Gold        1420.51   -4.63   -0.32    -15.17   Spot Silver        23.22   -0.16   -0.68    -23.32   Spot Platinum    1421.99   -6.51   -0.46     -7.36   Spot Palladium    675.97   -4.53   -0.67     -2.32   COMEX GOLD JUN3  1420.20   -1.00   -0.07    -15.25         3245   COMEX SILVER MAY3  23.18   -0.14   -0.62    -23.32         1009   Euro/Dollar       1.3060   Dollar/Yen         99.20    (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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