On oil markets the two main contracts extended their recent gains following the US jobs data as well as a decline in the number of US rigs drilling.
US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for March delivery rose 36 US cents to US$52.05, while Brent crude for March rose 10 US cents to US$57.90 in afternoon trade.
Last week saw WTI surge seven per cent and Brent add 9.4 per cent, their best weekly gains since February 2011.
Gold fetched US$1,239.28 an ounce, against US$1,264.34 on Friday.