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PDI Gold shares rose 11.28% after gold prices rallied overnight, lifting Australian miners. Investors are watching production at Kiniero and Nampala and progress on the Bankan project.

The United Kingdom is changing the tail design of its £1 coin.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped toward its first triple-digit drop this year, as weakness in technology stocks helped derail a five-week rally for the blue chips

Technology shares rallied on better-than-expected earnings reports from International Business Machines and others, overshadowing a disappointing round of economic data to push U.S. stocks higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 34.66 points, or 0.27%, to 12943.36, its third-straight daily advance.