Gold remains firm with modest daily gains ahead of key events.

Lowe’s posted a Q3 EPS of $3.06 and revenue of $20.81 billion, and the company raised its full-year sales outlook to $86 billion.

The early November bounce triggered by tests of 50-day MAs is starting to fade.

Germany’s DAX dropped by 1.74% to a 5‑month low.

Risk sentiment remains subdued ahead of Nvidia's earnings report, a pivotal moment for market stability, as worries over lofty valuations triggered a selloff that erased nearly $1.6 trillion from global markets.

Global markets are trading in a slightly nervous fashion as they brace themselves for a potential correction in US tech stocks.