Gold futures traded higher in early deals on Monday, kindled by the safe haven appeal of the bullion followed by renewed US-China trade concerns and the US government shutdown stretching into another week. The yellow metal for the most active contract had marked 2.34% gain for the week.
Gold futures for December delivery soared by $72.80 or 1.82% to $4,073.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile. While, spot gold down by $3.98 or 0.10% to $3,973.93 an ounce.