[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours to go on Tuesday the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-1.40%) is firmly lower, down about 240 points.
Gold futures settled $26.40 higher (+1.1%) to $2,451.90/oz, notably higher amid a roll on the front month contract, as both the dollar and yields display relative weakness.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is down about -0.1% to $104.51.