Global gold demand slid to six-year low in second quarter - WGC

By Jan Harvey LONDON (Reuters) - Gold demand hit a six-year low in the second quarter, a World Gold Council report showed on Thursday, as sluggish price movement and the prospect of better returns in equities curbed interest in the metal. Demand fell 12 percent to 914.9 tonnes, with declines in China and India accounting for nearly half of the drop, the WGC said. "Jewellery demand came under pressure from negative consumer sentiment, while investment was a casualty of directionless prices a