Weak US data to fuel speculation that US Fed will wait until September to hike rates, boosting gold's safe-haven status.
Investors withdrew $7.3bn from the Pimco Total Return Fund in March, which is still the world's largest bond fund.
Oil prices volatile as Iran closes in on nuclear deal with world powers.
A shale oil boom in the US has reduced the world's leading oil consumer's dependency on Opec crude.
Goldman says Brent crude will hover at $70 a barrel by end-2015 but prices could drop to $40 during the summer months.
Ukrainian energy minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said the deal was a 'victory' for Kiev.
Separately, American investors Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are working to launch a bitcoin ETF on the Nasdaq.
M&S reports sales growth across its non-food range after 15 consecutive quarters of falls.
Bitcoin remains stable as cryptocurrency markets experience mixed fortunes.
Markit manufacturing PMI for March dips too, to contraction zone.
Markit PMI for March came in better than expected for eurozone, Germany, France and Italy.
China is sitting on a huge volume of savings and people are buying stocks as alternative investment options are limited.
China NBS PMI up for manufacturing, down for services.
Risks are mainly external with policy uncertainty in the developed world.
US consumer confidence index has rebounded in March against the consensus of a further drop.
Angola raised the rate by 25 basis points to 9.25% when Romania lowered it to 2% from 2.25%.
Danish unemployment has jumped in February while GDP growth rate surprised on the higher side.
A combination of rising employment, rising wages and lower petrol prices are driving greater consumer activity.
Indian mills have purchased between 70,000 and 80,000 tonnes of Australian prime wheat at $260-$265 a tonne.
Jobs data from Italy and for entire Eurozone was weaker than expected while UK Q4 GDP has been revised upward.
During 2014, US oil production increased by 1.2 million barrels per day to 8.7 million barrels per day.
Kingfisher has announced the closure of 60 B&Q stores, but says it will open 60 Screwfix outlets
The USD index has risen to an 11-day high, moving up from last week's three-week low.
European Benchmark Brent oil fell to $55.50 a barrel as Iran talks resumed in Switzerland.
European IPO volume beat the US and Asia combined during the first quarter.
Janet Yellen is scheduled to speak this week as well.
Hedge fund manager Pierre Andurand warns crude prices could drop to $30 amid concerns of Middle East supply disruptions.
Tensions in the Middle East and negotiations in Greece could help boost the metal's safe-haven status.
The USD index ended last week 0.53% down extending the 2.4% drop of the previous week.
Goldman Sachs has offered Chevron's 135 million Caltex shares to local and international investors on 27 March.