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COMMODITIES: Broad-based gains seen across the board for commodity markets so

far Monday, with WTI and Brent crude futures up around 3% apiece, dragging the

likes of gasoline and heating oil with it. Precious and industrial metals also

benefiting, with gold above $1290 and platinum and palladium up over 0.5% each.

Commodities benefit from the slightly more benign outlook for Sino-US trade

tensions, with trade talks between the two scheduled to resume today. The

moderately weaker USD also helping buoy prices at these levels.

-WTI crude futures sit higher for the fifth consecutive session and a break back

above $50/bbl would open a move on the 50-dma at $53.89.

-Spot gold remains just below Friday's highs of $1298.60 but a rally through

here would open $1300 and the highest gold price since June last year.