Stock Market Update
18-Oct-24 14:00 ET
Gold ends higher this week
Dow +26.07
at 43265.12,
Nasdaq +126.14
at 18499.75,
S&P +23.13
at 5864.60
[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours to go on Friday the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (+0.69%) is atop the standings.
Gold futures settled $22.50 higher (+0.8%) to $2,730.00/oz, up then a clean +2% on the week, ending ahead of the $2,700 level as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East as well as U.S. election jitters drive safe-haven demand.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is down about -0.3% today to $103.52.
