Business news for Mon, 31 Dec 2007 & with words data+lower. 4 news.

FT.com - US stocks finished a tumultuous year lower on Monday, amid thin volume, as investors digested fresh data on the housing market.

US stocks finished a tumultuous year lower, amid thin volume, as investors digested fresh data on the housing market.

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks opened with losses Monday on the final trading day of 2007, with existing-home sales data for November due for release. The Dow Jones Industiral Average fell 52 points to 13,313.52, led lower by Home Depot and Citigroup . The S&P 500 fell 5.8 points to 1,472.63 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 13 points to 2,661.03.

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. dollar fell Monday against the Japanese yen and the British pound before the highlight of what's expected to be a low-volume day, the release of existing-home sales figures for November. The British pound was back over $2, up to $2.0058 from $1.9963, and the dollar slipped 0.3% to 111.95 yen. The euro edged lower to $1.4715 and fell from record levels against sterling.