U.S. stock futures rose Monday on the eve of fourth-quarter earnings season as confidence grew that corporate profits and the economy at large will stay on the mend.S&P 500 futures rose 6.2 points to 1,147.80 and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 9.25 points to 1,899.20. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 48 points.
Gold futures climbed by as much as $24 an ounce earlier today to touch their strongest intra day level in more than a month, as a decline in the U.S. dollar and strong Chinese trade data lured investors.
Gold for February delivery rose as high as $1,163 an ounce in electronic trading on Globex. The contract later eased back slightly to $1,155.4, still up $17.20.
MCX Gold futures stayed above Rs 17000 mark hitting a high of Rs 17083 per 10 grams.