Stock Market Update
04-Dec-24 13:55 ET
Gold rises with Beige Book on tap
Dow +200.77
at 44906.30,
Nasdaq +202.75
at 19683.66,
S&P +25.48
at 6075.36
[BRIEFING.COM] The Nasdaq Composite (+1.04%) is atop the major averages with about two hours to go on Wednesday; ahead, the Fed's November Beige Book is due at the top of the hour.
Gold futures settled $8.30 higher (+0.3%) to $2,676.20/oz, as haven demand rose a bit following this morning's ADP employment data.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is down about -0.2% to $106.18.
