[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours to go on Wednesday afternoon the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (+2.30%) holds a decent lead over its major counterparts, up about 437 points.
Gold futures settled $35.50 higher (+1.3%) to $2,717.80/oz, following inflation data and as the dollar and Treasury yields slipped.
Currently, the U.S. Dollar Index is down about -0.1% to $109.11.