[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours to go on Friday the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-2.68%) is solidly lower, down more than 475 points.
Gold futures settled $23.40 higher (+0.8%) at $3,114.30/oz, up about +3.1% on the week as uncertainty around President Trump's tariff and trade policies served to prop up demand for the safe-haven asset.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is now down about -0.2% to $104.07.