This article is 4 years old. Images might not display.
The indexes were boosted by tech stocks as investors expect a robust earnings season while interest rates remain low, Reuters reported.
The S&P 500 closed up 0.23% to 4,290.61 and the Nasdaq gained almost 1% to close at 14,500.51.
The gold price is similar to yesterday, at US$1,776 an ounce on the spot market.
Base metals were mixed in London.
"We have a big week ahead with important data releases from Wednesday, quarter-end on Wednesday and the 100th anniversary of the founding of China's communist party on Thursday," Marex's Dee Perera said.
Among the major mining equities, Glencore closed down 1.79% in London as it prepares to farewell long-serving CEO Ivan Glasenberg on June 30.
Rio Tinto closed down 1%.
Freeport-McMoRan lost 1.34% in New York and BHP was down more than 1% in morning Australian trade.
