[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours to go on Thursday the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-0.83%) remains the top lagging major average.
Gold futures settled $22.10 higher (+0.9%) to $2,369.00/oz, this following a batch of economic data this morning which served to propel the yellow metal to a near two-week high.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is up about +0.4% to $105.63.