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* Spot gold was at $1,082 per ounce at 0000 GMT, down 0.2 percent from New York's notional close of $1,084.50. On Tuesday, spot gold hit an all-time high of $1,087.45.
* U.S. gold futures for December delivery also inched down 0.2 percent to $1,082.50 per ounce, compared to $1,084.90 an ounce on the COMEX division of NYMEX. Futures hit a record high of $1,088.50 on Tuesday.
* Gold swept to a record high despite the dollar's strength as the International Monetary Fund's 200-tonne sale of gold to India's central bank underscored gold's increasing status as an official reserve and fueled speculation that other governments, including Beijing may be ready to diversify their reserves.
* The world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, SPDR Gold Trust, said its holdings rose to 1,108.399 tons as of Nov 3, up 4.88 tons or 0.4 percent from the previous business day.
* Japanese financial markets were...
