[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours to go on Monday the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (+0.65%) holds a modest lead on the S&P 500 (+0.43%).
Gold futures settled $44.50 higher (+1.7%) to $2,614.60/oz, breaking what had become a fairly extended losing streak as the dollar and bond yields show modest weakness.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is down about -0.4% to $106.24.