[BRIEFING.COM] The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-2.70%) holds commanding losses, down about 500 points, ahead of the Fed's Beige Book which is due at the top of the hour.
Gold futures settled $7.90 lower (-0.3%) to $2,459.90/oz, ending lower despite hitting an all-time high at $2,488.40 earlier in the morning.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is down about -0.5% to $103.78.