NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Gold prices rose in New York on a light trading day as equities were mixed on the first trading day following the Christmas holiday break.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold gained $3.60 to $1,384.10 per troy ounce. Crude oil prices for February delivery shed 76 cents to $90.75 per barrel.
The dollar index dropped 0.29 percent, as the dollar faded against a broad swath of currencies.
The euro rose to $1.3164 from Friday's $1.3158. Against the yen, the dollar dropped to 82.80 yen from Friday's 82.86 yen.
The Australia dollar rose to $1.0045 from $1.0039. The U.S. standard fell to 1.2985 Singapore dollars from 1.2995 SD.
Against the Hong Kong dollar, the U.S. dollar rose to 7.7817 HKD from 7.7816 HKD. The dollar fell to 1,148.90 South Korean won from 1,149.16 won.
Against the Canadian dollar, the greenback fell to 1.0064 from 1.0072.
