Plenty of green stuff in the Resource sector by the looks today with a great night for base metals.
U.S. equities kicked off the week trading higher on Monday, unfazed by a key vote in Italy which led to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's resignation, as energy and consumer discretionary stocks rose more than 1 percent.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained around 40 points, after spiking more than 100 to hit a new record high, with Goldman Sachs contributing the most gains.
The S&P 500 advanced 0.48 percent, with energy and consumer discretionary leading advancers.
The Nasdaq composite outperformed, trading 0.83 percent higher.
Worrying perhaps was shares in Italian bank Banca Popolare di Milano which fell more than 7 percent in European trade. 1
In oil markets, U.S. crude for January delivery rose 0.46 percent to $51.93 per barrel amid optimism surrounding an OPEC deal reached last week.
Gold prices ended the U.S. day session modestly lower and well up from the daily low Monday, after scoring a 10-month low in morning action. The late price rebound from today’s new for-the-move low is a clue that the bears may finally be exhausted on a near-term basis, after the recent strong selling pressure. February Comex gold was last down $2.70 an ounce at $1,175.10. March Comex silver was last up $0.013 at $16.845 an ounce. 2
HUI - .2%
AUD Gold $1566
