Wall Street Live: US stocks surge on signs of US-China trade talks

US stocks opened higher on Thursday on signs of tariff talks between the US and China.

At the open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 60.2 points, or 0.14%, to 42487.89. The S&P 500 rose 14.9 points, or 0.25%, to 5985.67, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 57.7 points, or 0.30%, to 19518.197.

Gold prices gained on Thursday as investors looked forward to US non-farm payrolls data due on Friday.

Spot gold was up 0.6% at $3,395.29 an ounce, as of 1147 GMT. US gold futures rose 0.6% to $3,419.70.

Spot silver jumped 2.5% to $35.83 per ounce. Platinum rose 3.6% to $1,123.88 and palladium was up 1.8% at $1,018.38.

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