Business news for Mon, 31 Dec 2007 & with words lower+ounce. 2 news.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures fell for the first time in six days on Monday, as the dollar, which tends to move in the opposite direction of gold, rose for the first day in six against a basket of major currencies. Gold futures for February delivery lost $3.7, or 0.4%, to $839 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It fell to an intraday lower of $836.1 earlier. The dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against a basket of major currencies, moved up for the first time in six days. The dollar also gained against the euro.

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures saw a slight pullback while oil futures were steady in early action Monday. Gold for February delivery slipped $2.90 to $839.80 an ounce and oil futures for February delivery rose 5 cents to $96.05 a barrel.