Gold falls more than 1 pct to 6-week low

By Jan Harvey LONDON (Reuters) - Gold slid to six-week lows on Friday in holiday-thinned trade, as disappointment at its failure to hold above $1,200 an ounce this week and longer-term expectations for a U.S. rate rise undermined investor confidence. Spot gold was down 0.9 percent at $1,173.11 an ounce at 1308 GMT, while U.S. gold futures for June delivery were down $9.90 an ounce at $1,172.50. Gold hit its highest since early April at $1,215 earlier this week, but failed to hold that level afte