Stock Market Update
30-May-25 14:00 ET
Gold slips as safe-haven demand eases, ends May slightly lower on Fed caution, stronger dollar
Dow -128.11
at 42087.62,
Nasdaq -225.25
at 18950.61,
S&P -40.17
at 5872.00
[BRIEFING.COM] The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-1.17%) is down 225 points, little changed over the last half hour.
Gold futures settled $28.50 lower (-0.9%) at $3,315.40/oz, ending the month down about -0.1%, as a stronger dollar and cautious Fed tone weighed on sentiment in May. Safe-haven demand also eased amid reduced geopolitical tensions and investor focus shifted to upcoming U.S. inflation data.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is down about -0.1% to $99.27.
