S&P/ASX 200 gains 0.51% after S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs Companies S&P/ASX 200 gains 0.51% after S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs The brent crude oil price reversed losses on Thursday to settle at US$75.56, holding close to its highest in almost three years. Spot gold was flat at US$1,773.52 per ounce on Friday. Prices have risen 0.6% so far this week. S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO) has gained 0.51% to 7,312 points by 1 pm after two straight days of losses, as both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs on Thursday. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the White House had reached an infrastructure deal after meeting with a bipartisan group of senators.