Stock Market Update
30-Sep-25 14:00 ET
Gold rises on safe-haven demand as shutdown fears, softer dollar weigh on markets
Dow -104.43
at 46211.43,
Nasdaq -41.23
at 22549.93,
S&P -6.18
at 6655.02
[BRIEFING.COM] The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-0.18%) is now in second place on Tuesday afternoon, down about 41 points.
Gold futures settled $20.50 higher (+0.5%) at $3,875.80/oz, as safe-haven demand grew amid U.S. government shutdown fears, a softer dollar, and expectations for further Fed rate cuts.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index is down now about -0.2% to $97.73.
