[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours left on Friday the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-0.21%) remains the top laggard among the major averages.
Gold futures settled $37.80 lower (-1.6%) to $2,325.00/oz, trimming weekly gains to a little less than +0.3%, the yellow metal stronger this week amid softer-than expected economic data which served to aid rate cut sentiment.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is up about +0.2% to $105.83.