[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours to go on Wednesday the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-2.09%) is decidedly lower, down now about 380 points.
Gold futures settled $3.40 lower (-0.1%) at $3,022.50/oz, pressured both by a stronger greenback as well as continued concerns regarding President Trump's proposed reciprocal tariff plans.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is up about +0.3% to $104.51.