LONDON—Spot gold slid into negative territory in Europe, moving lower in line with other commodity and equity markets as investors await Slovakia's key vote on the European bailout fund later in the day.
In Slovakia, the last of the 17 euro states to ratify the European Financial Stability Facility, the right-of-center government is deeply divided over the endorsement of the amended EFSF.
"A rejection of the measures would probably result in a second vote being called almost ...
