Stock Market Update
15-Aug-24 14:00 ET
Gold higher on Thursday
Dow +500.71
at 40509.10,
Nasdaq +394.10
at 17586.70,
S&P +83.64
at 5538.85
[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours to go on Thursday, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (+2.29%) holds a commanding lead atop the major averages.
Gold futures settled $12.50 higher (+0.5%) to $2,492.40/oz, buoyed by this morning's jobless claims reading and improving retail sales data.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is up about +0.5% to $103.04.
