PRECIOUS-Gold hits over 3-week high in thin-volume trade
December 25, 2017 at 20:26 PM EST
Dec 26 (Reuters) - Gold prices edged up on Tuesday, hitting a more than three-week high, in low-volume trade amid a weaker dollar. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was up 0.2 percent at $1,277.98 an ounce at 0115 GMT on Tuesday, after hitting its highest since Dec. 1 at $1,278.14. * The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major rivals, edged down 0.1 percent to 93.283 . * U.S. gold futures rose 0.3 percent to $1,282.20 an ou