By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures hung on to the bulk of last week's big gains in early trading on Monday, with no U.S. economic data to offer direction. U.S. equity futures pointed to a slightly higher opening on Wall Street and Treasury prices were mostly lower. Gold has gained for the past four weeks. Gold for December delivery rose 50 cents to $1,229.30 an ounce.
