[BRIEFING.COM] The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-0.04%) is only slightly lower this afternoon.
Gold futures settled $8.70 lower (-0.3%) to $2,659.40/oz, pressured by modest gains in yields and the dollar, among other items. Gold ended the month +5.21% higher and the quarter +13.66% higher.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is up about +0.2% to $100.54.