Stock Market Update
01-Oct-24 14:00 ET
Gold higher amid geopolitical conflicts
Dow -166.59
at 42163.56,
Nasdaq -293.44
at 17895.71,
S&P -54.52
at 5707.96
[BRIEFING.COM] The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-1.61%) is today's worst-performing major average.
Gold futures settled $30.90 higher (+1.2%) to $2,690.30/oz, gains aided in part by the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Iran.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is up about +0.5% to $101.29.
