US stocks rose on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled interest rate cut in September.
At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 74.2 points, or 0.18%, to 40,916.96. The S&P 500 rose 15.5 points, or 0.28%, to 5,537.84, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 47.6 points, or 0.27%, to 17,647.032.
Gold prices fell as the dollar rebounded on Thursday.
Spot gold was down 0.5% at $2,436.74 per ounce, as of 1141 GMT. US gold futures firmed 0.3% to $2,481.00.
Spot silver fell 0.4% to $28.91.
Oil prices extended gains on Thursday after the killing of a Hamas leader in Iran raised the threat of a wider Middle East conflict.
Brent crude futures rose 71 cents, or 0.9%, to $81.55 a barrel by 1124 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude gained 72 cents, or 0.9%, to $78.63.
