Gold Surge Lifts All Ords Despite Drag Form Weak Commodities

Soaring gold stocks overwhelmed flaccid commodities prices yesterday to push the all ordinaries index 4.7 points higher to 1682.6. Overnight, 21 out of the 30 stocks that contribute to Wall Street's Dow Jones industrial average fell, pushing the average 5.54 points lower to 3444.39. Growth in