Gold futures closed a sliver lower Monday on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold for February delivery gave up 90 cents or 0.05 percent to $1,713.50 per troy ounce. Silver for March delivery was down 0.2 percent, or 7 cents, to $33.31 an ounce. The euro rose to $1.2938 from Friday\'s $1.2926. The dollar fell to 82.36 yen from 82.49 yen.