Gold Futures Advance Most This Month as Chinese Buyers Return

Gold futures climbed the most in more than three weeks as buyers returned from holidays in China, the world™s biggest consumer after India. Volumes for the Shanghai Gold Exchange™s benchmark spot contract gained for the second straight day. Markets in China were shuttered in the five sessions through Feb. 24 for the Lunar New Year holiday. The country™s gold imports from Hong Kong rose in January from the previous month as jewelry demand...

Gold Rose to Highest in a Week on China Demand, Rates Outlook

Gold climbed to the highest in a week after Chinese buyers returned from holidays and investors speculated that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates low. Platinum rose the most this month. Gold for April delivery rose as much as 1.5 percent to $1,219.90 an ounce, the highest since Feb. 15 and traded at $1,216.60 by 8:12 a.m. on the Comex in New York. It™s down 4.9 percent...

Nasdaq Composite Climbs on Tech Rally While Energy Shares Slump

The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed closer to a record amid a rally in technology companies, while a slump in energy shares sent the Standard & Poor 500 Index lower. Salesforce.com Inc. soared 12 percent after it raised its revenue forecast, leading gains among technology shares. Phone companies climbed 0.5 percent in the S&P 500 as the Federal Communications Commission...

U.S. Stocks Fluctuate Near Record Levels as Energy Shares Slump

U.S. stocks fluctuated, after benchmark indexes closed Wednesday near all-time highs, as energy shares tumbled while a rally in technology companies helped push the Nasdaq Composite Index closer to a record. Salesforce.com Inc. soared 11 percent after it raised its revenue forecast. Chevron Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. lost more than 1 percent as energy companies dropped 1.5 percent. The ...

Gold Futures Advance Most This Month as Chinese Buyers Return

European stocks climbed to the highest level since July 2007 as Bayer AG and GDF Suez SA rose after reporting earnings. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index advanced 1 percent to 390.69 at the close of trading, the biggest gain in more than a month. Bayer added 3.7 percent as it forecast an increase in 2015 sales. GDF Suez gained 1 percent after saying it will cut costs and posting annual net income in line with estimates. The Stoxx 600 has rallied...