[BRIEFING.COM] With about two hours to go on Wednesday the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-0.06%) is the "best" performing major average, albeit in a modestly lower effort.
Gold futures settled $5.50 lower (-0.2%) at $3,300.40/oz, as investors took profits after an early-session rally and a stronger U.S. dollar reduced demand.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is up about +0.3% to $99.87.