SINGAPORE, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Gold struggled on Tuesday to shake sharp losses from the previous session, hurt by stronger equities and fresh uncertainty over the outlook for U.S. stimulus.              FUNDAMENTALS     * Spot gold  
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       * Gold was boosted last week after Janet Yellen, the likely new Fed chair, indicated she would continue the central bank's ultra-easy monetary policy. The Fed's $85 billion in monthly bond purchases burnish gold's appeal as a hedge against inflation.     * SPDR Gold Trust  
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            MARKET NEWS     * Asian shares hit a two-week high on Monday boosted by China's economic reform plans though they eased early on Tuesday.  
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        PRICES AT 0022 GMT          Metal              Last       Change    Pct chg  YTD pct chg                                                                   Spot gold            1274.21      0.47     0.04          -23.91  Spot silver            20.37     -0.01    -0.05          -32.73  Spot platinum        1407.74     -0.26    -0.02           -8.29  Spot palladium        711.23     -3.49    -0.49            2.78  Comex gold Dec3       1273.8       1.5     0.12          -23.99  Comex silver Dec3      20.38      0.02     0.11          -32.76  Euro                  1.3501                                     DXY                   80.744                                                                                                      COMEX gold and silver contracts show the most active months    (Reporting by A. Ananthalakshmi; Editing by Joseph Radford)  ((ananthalakshmi.as@thomsonreuters.com)(+65 6870 3726)(Reuters Messaging: ananthalakshmi.as.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))  
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