Ahead of the opening bell Monday, Dow futures add 0.18%, with traders eyeing comments from Fed officials that could shift quarterly growth outlooks. On Wednesday, the first full day of the government shutdown, the S&P 500 ( ^GSPC ) gained 0.3% to close over 6,700 for the first time ever, landing at 6,711 on the day, while the Dow ( ^DJI ) rose 0.1% to notch a second straight all-time high. On Thursday, the three major indexes — the S&P 500, Dow, and the Nasdaq ( ^IXIC ) — all hit fresh records. "Earlier this week, we already highlighted that $4,000 an ounce is not only a question of if but when, and we do think that that's plausible this month or certainly in the fourth quarter, assigning a 75% probability of breaking above $4,000 an ounce," Doshi said. Dow futures Monday post modest gains, reflecting investor optimism after robust earnings in the industrial sector, though concerns linger over sticky core inflation that could restrain equity upside.