Palladium prices fell over one percent in American trade off record highs for the fourth straight session, while the dollar index climbed off October 16 lows for the sixth session out of nine.
As of 02:41 GMT, palladium fell 1.42% to $1,343.58 an ounce away from record highs, as the dollar index rose 0.13% to 96.56 to January 4 highs.
Earlier US data showed existing home sales tumbled 6.4% in December to an annualized 4.99 million units, compared to a 2.1% drop in November to 5.33 million, while analysts expected a 1.5% drop to 5.24 million units, while the US government shutdown entered its fifth week, the longest in American history.