Gold stocks jumped in premarket trading with Coeur Mining up 6%; Harmony Gold, Newmont Mining up over 3%; Barrick Mining, Anglogold up over 2%.

World markets found steadier ground on Monday after being whipsawed by broadsides in the U.S.-China trade war, while gold hit new record highs in a sign that uncertainty remained high.

While U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened 100% tariffs on China from November 1 and Beijing threatened countermeasures, he sounded more conciliatory on Sunday, posting that everything would be fine and the U.S. did not want to "hurt" China.

Nuclear stocks jumped with Energy Fuels up 13%; Centrus up 9%; NANO Nuclear Energy, Oklo up 7%.