[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours to go on Tuesday the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (+0.33%) holds a narrow lead among the major averages, having moved mostly sideways over the prior half hour.
Gold futures settled $2.30 lower (-0.1%) to $2,552.90/oz, losses kept at bay as mixed market moves leave investors on the back foot.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is down about -0.2% to $100.63.