[BRIEFING.COM] The Nasdaq Composite (+0.35%) is in second place, narrowly higher over the last half hour.
Gold futures settled $10.20 higher (+0.4%) to $2,694.90/oz, adding one more notch in the belt as gains haven't been derailed now for two straight weeks; the yellow metal is now on pace to make it three in a row, up +1.8% since last Friday.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is down less than -0.1% to $100.87.