NYSE, IMF Under Threat, Gold Futures Gained

New York: gold futures rose after the U.S. officials said al-Qaeda plans to attack the New York Stock Exchange, Citigroup Inc. and the International Monetary Fund.
Homeland Security Department Secretary Tom Ridge said the U.S. raised the terror alert level for financial institutions in Washington, New York City and northern New Jersey, citing multiple intelligence sources.
Gold futures for December delivery rose as much as $3.60, or 0.9 percent, to $397.30 an ounce in after-hours trading on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.