Gold slumps record $100; stocks edge up

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gold prices slumped more than $100 an ounce on Friday, the biggest fall on record in dollar terms, as traders sold to cover losses, while global stocks edged up on expectations the European Central Bank will take new measures to contain the euro zone debt crisis.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/18d2edc9/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Gold+slumps+record+%24100%3B+stocks+edge+up&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F24%2Fuk-markets-global-idUKTRE78K3LW20110924%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Gold+slumps+record+%24100%3B+stocks+edge+up&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F24%2Fuk-markets-global-idUKTRE78K3LW20110924%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/114252097516/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/18d2edc9/kg/268/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/114252097516/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/18d2edc9/kg/268/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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