[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours to go on Tuesday the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (+0.46%) is today's best-performing average, up about 78 points and near afternoon highs.
Gold futures settled $10.40 higher (+0.4%) to $2,543.10/oz, this as yields slip as we inch closer to this week's key inflation data.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is up about +0.1% to $101.64.