Gold prices have ended little changed as expectations that the Federal Reserve will press ahead with interest rate rises offset concerns over political tensions in North Korea and the Middle East.
US stocks ended a choppy session slightly higher on Monday as gains in energy shares offset losses in financials ahead of quarterly corporate earnings later this week.
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Oil has risen toward $US56 a barrel, supported by another shutdown at Libya's largest oilfield over the weekend and geopolitical tensions following last week's US missile strike on Syria.
The Australian share market has hit its highest level in two years amid investor optimism after events in Syria did not escalate and a range of other positive economic developments.
Gold has hit a five-month high after US jobs data dampened expectations that the US Federal Reserve would raise interest rates and amid rising global security tensions.
Oil prices have risen, trading near a one-month high and closing the week up 3 per cent after the United States fired missiles at a Syrian government air base, raising concern that the conflict could spread in the oil-rich region.
The Australian share market and the dollar have recovered after coming under pressure following shock US missile strikes on Syria, which sparked a surge in world oil and gold prices.
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Oil prices have risen around one per cent, posting a fourth straight day of gains, but analysts remain cautious about record-high US crude inventories.
Gold has edged lower, pressured by a firmer US dollar on the back of upbeat US unemployment data and as some investors sold to redeem profits after bullion's recent advance.
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Oil prices are a shade lower, easing from one-month highs, as support from an outage at the largest UK North Sea oilfield was offset by a surprise increase in US crude inventories to a record high.
Gold has slipped from one-month highs after better-than-expected US jobs data boosted US bond yields and the US dollar but losses were limited after minutes from the Federal Reserve's March policy meeting were released.
The Australian share market is in positive territory in early trade, as investors focus on a bounce in commodities prices, despite a tepid session on Wall street.
Gold prices have risen, hitting a one-month high as the US dollar weakened, but gold retraced gains as US President Donald Trump laid out aggressive plans for infrastructure spending and deregulation.
The Australian dollar is virtually unchanged against its US counterpart after its fall to a three-week low following the Reserve Bank's announcement that it was keeping its interest rate on hold.
Oil prices have surged to a near one-month high, supported by an unplanned production outage in the North Sea and expectations of a drawdown in US crude and product inventories.
