[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours left on Tuesday afternoon the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (+0.54%) holds a commanding lead, up more than threefold on the S&P 500 (+0.16%).
Gold futures settled $24.50 higher (+0.9%) to $2,677.00/oz, aided in part by news out of China that the country announced several stimulus measures.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is down about -0.3% to $100.55.