U.S. stock markets move higher to start August; gold briefly surpasses US$2,000

TORONTO — U.S. stock markets started the month higher as the price of gold briefly surpassed US$2,000 an ounce. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 118.61 points at 26,546.93. The S&P 500 index was up 18.14 points at 3,289.