[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours to go on Thursday the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-2.65%) is firmly lower, down about 465 points.
Gold futures settled $7.80 higher (+0.3%) to $2,480.80/oz, holding near all-time highs as investors await tomorrow's payroll readings.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is up about +0.3% to $104.38.