PRECIOUS-Gold leads precious metals slide on firmer dollar

By Reuters, January 5th, 2009 at 3:08 pm - PERMALINK

* Dollar rises to 3-week high vs euro on stimulus hopes * Oil prices fail to hold gains above $48 a barrel * Abu Dhabi Dec gold sales fall 40 pct month on month (Updates, adds comment) LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Gold slid more than 3 percent in Europe on