PRECIOUS-Gold extends losses in early Asia trade

SINGAPORE, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Gold extended losses early on
Tuesday, slipping more than half a percent following Monday's
near-2-percent drop on dollar weakness and worries about
physical demand from India, the world's largest gold consumer.

-- Gold XAU= traded $5.80 lower at $853.10 an ounce from
New York's notional close on Monday, when it dipped to $843.50,
it's lowest in over a week.

-- Oil prices CLc1 were steady, down 4 cents or 0.1
percent at $48.77 a barrel, supported by geopolitical worries
in the Middle East and a dispute between Russia and Ukraine
over gas pricing. [O/R]

-- The U.S. dollar held steady against the euro at $1.3610
after rallying to a three-week high versus the single currency
on Monday. [USD/]

-- Platinum XPT= dropped 1.4 percent or $13 to $933.00.

-- New York gold futures GCG9 fell $21.8 an ounce to
$863.7 in electronic trade.
Precious metals prices at 0028 GMT
Metal Last Change Pct chg YTD pct chg
Turnover
Spot Gold 853.10 -5.80 -0.68 -3.07
Spot Silver 11.12 -0.10 -0.89 -1.77
Spot Platinum 933.00 -13.00 -1.37 0.11
Spot Palladium 181.50 -2.00 -1.09 -1.63
Euro/Dollar 1.3610
Dollar/Yen 93.07
(Reporting by Nick Trevethan; Editing by Michael Urquhart)