jan 3 reuters  gold prices hit a sixmonth high on tuesday in thin trading with the markets attention turning to minutes from the us federal reserves latest policy meeting due this week spot gold was up 08 at 183869 per ounce as of 0257 gmt us gold futures rose 1 to 184390 the dollar index slipped 01 making greenbackpriced bullion more attractive for overseas buyers were seeing a slight bid for gold and the 1830 level appears to be a bit of a magnet but with liquidity very low this time of the year it appears to be technical buying as opposed to fundamentally driven said matt simpson a senior market analyst at city index i doubt the minutes will pack as much of a punch as the feds december meet had but traders will look for confirmation of the lower terminal fed rate expressed in the median dot plot and that could support gold minutes from the feds december policy meeting are due on wednesday which could offer hints on the central banks tightening path the fed raised rates by 50 basis points bps in december after four consecutive increases of 75 bps each gold is considered a hedge against inflation and economic uncertainties but higher interest rates increase the opportunity cost of holding gold as it pays no interest the dollar and yield movements will be a key focus for the gold market ole hansen head of commodity strategy at saxo bank said in a note dated monday the dedollarization seen by several central banks last year when a record amount of gold was bought look set to continue thereby providing a soft floor under the market spot silver rose 11 to 2425 platinum gained 08 to 107798 and palladium was down 01 to 179221 reporting by ashitha shivaprasad in bengaluru editing by uttaresh v and rashmi aich