Stock Market Update
16-Dec-24 14:00 ET
Gold slips ahead of Fed meeting amid geopolitical tensions
Dow -9.00
at 43819.06,
Nasdaq +247.61
at 20174.33,
S&P +32.59
at 6083.68
[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours to go on Monday afternoon, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (+1.24%) holds a commanding lead among the major averages, up just shy of 250 points.
Gold futures settled $5.80 lower (-0.2%) to $2,670/oz, as geopolitical risks boost demand ahead of Fed policy meeting.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is down about -0.1% to $106.85.
