[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours to go on Monday, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-2.93%) is today's top lagging major average.
Gold futures settled $25.40 lower (-1.0%) to $2,444.40/oz, as precious metals haven't been spared from the broader clobbering in the market to start the week.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is down about -0.4% to $102.84.