Stock Market Update
19-Dec-24 14:00 ET
Gold drops as strong U.S. data boosts dollar and fuels Fed caution
Dow +276.00
at 42602.87,
Nasdaq +110.68
at 19541.86,
S&P +33.44
at 5905.30
[BRIEFING.COM] The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is tied with the S&P 500 at gains of +0.57% apiece.
Gold futures settled $45.20 lower (-1.7%) to $2,608.10/oz, dipping as strong U.S. data fuels Fed caution.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is up about +0.3% to $108.38.
