sydney, aug 4 (reuters) - australian shares rose 0.5 percent on monday as financial firms recovered from the previous session's sell-off and as rising oil prices lifted energy firms. however, falling metals prices pressured the top Today I watched several more financial stocks getting hammered with speculation about bad debt and unfavorable balance sheets. Yes, I was glued to CNBC for most of the day and watched companies like Goldman Sachs (GS) and Morgan Stanley Stocks bankbank.com ossir stocks higher; banks, oil firms lig Home