Oct 21 (Reuters) - * Gold falls to $773.00/775.50 an ounce at 1515 GMT from $795.00 in late New York trade on Monday. * Bullion slides nearly 4 percent to its session lows as the dollar strengthens against the euro and commodity prices ease, curbing interest in gold as an inflation hedge. * Silver rises to $9.89/9.97 an ounce from $9.75 in late New York trade on Monday, benefiting from strong demand for the physical metal from Indian buyers, according to analysts. * Platinum slips to $881/901 an ounce against $893. * Palladium little changed at $177/185 against $178.50. For related news and prices, click on the codes in brackets: Spot gold/silver Platinum/palladium Gold lease rates Comex gold futures Europe/Asia prices CBOT 100 oz gold futures RELATED NEWS AND OTHER TOPICS Precious metals news All metals news Metals summary Index of summaries All commodities news Metals diary Ldn Bullion Mkt Assoc Foreign exchange rates SPEED GUIDES tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomsonreuters.com cmr

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