[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours to go on Thursday the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (+0.57%) is in last place among the major averages, up about 99 points.
Gold futures settled $62.20 lower (-2.6%) to $2,353.50/oz, sinking to levels not seen since early July, as investors eye tomorrow's PCE reading for indications on a possible Fed interest rate cut.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is down about -0.1% to $104.28.