[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours left on Tuesday the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-0.09%) is narrowing the gap to flat lines, down now about 21 points.
Gold futures settled $5.70 lower (-0.1%) at $4,116.30/oz, as traders took profits following a strong rally fueled by U.S. rate-cut expectations and easing shutdown concerns. The slight pullback came after prices touched near three-week highs amid optimism over a soft-landing outlook and looser monetary policy.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is down about -0.2% to $99.39.