Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours left to go on Friday the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-0.19%) is at the bottom of the standings after a volatile previous hour or so. Markets were rattled after what amounted to a shouting match in the Oval Office between President Donald Trump, VP JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Gold futures settled $47.40 lower (-1.6%) to $2,848.50/oz, pressured by likely profit-taking among precious metals investors while the dollar shows modest strength; this week, the yellow metal lost -3.5%.

Currently, the U.S. Dollar Index is up about +0.3% to $107.64.