[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours to go on Thursday the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-0.46%) is in second place among the major averages.
Gold futures settled $38.50 higher (+1.3%) at $3,061/oz, overnight news of President Trump's auto tariffs serving to inject a boost for safe-haven demand of the yellow metal.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is down -0.2% to $104.31.