The U.S. dollar index, which measures the dollar against six major currencies, rose by 0.06% to close at 98.894 in late trading in the forex market. By the end of trading in New York, one euro exchanged for 1.1676 U.S. dollars, up from 1.1674 in the previous session; one British pound exchanged for 1.3628 U.S. dollars, up from 1.3607 in the previous session. One U.S. dollar exchanged for 159.14 Japanese yen, up from 158.32 yen in the previous session; one U.S. dollar exchanged for 0.8007 Swiss

In late trading on Thursday, August 20, in New York, spot gold closed up 0.08% at $4,519.36 per ounce, after experiencing a V-shaped movement throughout the day. Spot silver closed up 1.16% at $68.0944 per ounce. COMEX copper futures closed down 0.17% at $6.5840 per pound. Note: There was no obvious divergence within the precious metals sector that day; gold experienced relatively small fluctuations, while silver showed a relatively strong trend, and copper, with its strong industrial attribute

Spot platinum just broke through the $1,830.00/oz mark, now quoted at $1,829.79/oz, up 0.64% on the day; the main Nymex platinum futures contract is quoted at $1,841.0/oz, up 1.68% today.

The Dow Jones closed down 1.32%, the Nasdaq fell 1%, and the S&P 500 dropped 0.87%. Among the most actively traded stocks, Micron Technology rose 3.97%, Nvidia fell 0.33%, SanDisk gained 2.02%, and SpaceX declined 4.05%.

Spot gold has just surpassed the $4,520.00/oz mark, now quoted at $4,519.99/oz, down 0.06% on the day; COMEX gold futures main contract is now quoted at $4,576.30/oz, up 0.68% on the day.