Business news for Mon, 31 Dec 2007 & with words major+tracks. 2 news.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The dollar was mixed Monday, gaining on the euro but slipping against the yen and British pound sterling on the last trading day of the year. "The U.S. dollar continues to trade with a soft tone on the last day of 2007 in keeping with the past year's trend," wrote currency analysts at Brown Brothers Harriman. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, was at 76.210, up from 76.190 in late U.S. trading Friday. The dollar was buying 111.53 yen, down from 112.55 yen late Friday. The euro was trading at $1.4677, down from $1.4715 Friday and the pound was at $2.0027, up from $1.9932 Friday.

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.