[BRIEFING.COM] The Nasdaq Composite (-0.27%) is now today's worst-performing major average, all three major averages having slipped into the red in the last half hour.
Gold futures settled $0.80 higher (flat) to $2,432.40/oz, slipping slightly off session highs of +0.6%, pressured by a higher dollar and gains in treasury yields.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is up about +0.2% to $103.20.