Gold holds steady with dollar mixed NEW YORK, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Gold prices held close to flat in New York Friday as the dollar was split against the euro and the yen. On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold lost $1 even to reach $1,734.40 per troy ounce. Silver shed 26 cents to hit $33.52 per ounce. The dollar index rose 0.36 percent to 79.10, as the euro fell to $1.3138 from Friday's $1.3219. Against the yen, the dollar fell to 76.38 yen from Friday's 76.71 yen. The British pound fell to $1.5709 from $1.5729. Against the Hong Kong dollar, the greenback was higher at 7.7556 from 7.7544. The dollar rose to 1.0021 Canadian dollars. The Australian dollar fell to $1.059 from $1.0657.