Stock Market Update
09-Aug-24 14:00 ET
Gold escapes weekly losses, ending higher on Friday
Dow +39.16
at 39485.65,
Nasdaq +73.55
at 16733.58,
S&P +21.43
at 5340.74
[BRIEFING.COM] The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (+0.44%) is still atop the standings, up almost 74 points with about two hours left on the session.
Gold futures settled $10.10 higher (+0.4%) to $2,473.40/oz, ultimately ending the week +0.1% higher, aided today in part by a softer dollar and weakness in bond yields.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is down about -0.1% to $103.11.
