SPDR Gold Trust says bullion holdings slip 2 pct from record

LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), said its bullion holdings slipped on Oct 3 by 15.31 tonnes or 2 percent to 739.95 tonnes.

The trust, which issues securities backed by physical stocks of gold, said on its Web site that its holdings reaced a record above 755 tonnes last week as risk aversion fuelled interest in bullion.

(Reporting by Jan Harvey; Editing by Peter Blackburn)