SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures climbed Monday morning as an overall recovery in the commodity sector helped lift prices back above $1,500 an ounce. Silver futures led the strength among the metals after a five-session losing streak. June gold GCM11 +0.97% was up $15, or 1%, at $1,506.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Silver for July delivery SIN11 +4.57% tacked on $1.78, or 5.1%, to $37.07 an ounce.
