* SPDR Gold holdings fell for fifth session last week
* Platinum at three-week low
* U.S. dollar at near six-week high (Updates prices)
By K. Sathya Narayanan
Feb 11 (Reuters) - Gold fell on Monday as investors looked to the safety of the dollar to stave off risks from the U.S.- China trade spat, as concerns mounted over a slowdown in global growth.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.6 percent at $1,306.71 per ounce at 1222 GMT, after having risen for the previous two sessions.
U.S. gold futures GCv1 also declined 0.6 percent to $1,310.70 per ounce.
"The dollar seems to be the main beneficiary of the fears of economic slowdown, pushing gold down," said Mitsubishi analyst Jonathan Butler.
"But gold has managed to be above $1,300 level, which is a fairly solid and decent support level since there are some downward pressures right now."
The dollar index .DXY was at a near six-week high, making the greenback-denominated gold more expensive for holders of other currencies. USD/
The dollar has risen despite the Federal Reserve pausing its multi-year rate hike cycle and dovish comments from several Fed officials, which pushed gold to a nine-month high at $1,326.30 in late January. gold is supported by the Fed's policy, prices will likely remain range-bound until there is clarity on the trade front and U.S. government shutdown, OANDA analyst Edward Moya said in a note.
Investors' focus will be back on the trade talks between Beijing and Washington this week as a delegation of U.S. officials travels to China for the next round of negotiations. President Donald Trump said last week that he had no plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a March 1 deadline to achieve a trade deal. In the latest development surrounding political gridlock in Washington, talks on border security funding collapsed after Democratic and Republican lawmakers clashed over immigrant detention policy as they worked to avert another U.S. government shutdown. growth worries, absence of positive signs in U.S-China trade negotiations and reduction in the euro-zone growth forecasts have laid a strong foundation for gold," said Benjamin Lu, an analyst with Singapore-based Phillip Futures.
Adding to a string of disappointing global economic data, especially in the euro zone, official figures on Monday showed Britain's economy slowed as expected in the final three months of last year, pushing growth in 2018 to its weakest in six years, as Brexit worries hammered investment. holdings of the SPDR Gold Trust GLD , the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, saw outflows for five straight sessions last week. GOL/ETF
Among other precious metals, palladium XPD= fell 0.9 percent to $1,390 an ounce.
Spot silver XAG= dropped 0.7 percent to $15.71, while platinum XPT= was down 1.3 percent at $788 per ounce, after touching its lowest in three weeks.