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With about two hours remaining the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (-1.55%) still holds the worst losses of the major averages.Gold futures settled $2.50 lower (-0.1%) to $1,805.90/oz, pressured in part by a modestly stronger dollar, juxtaposed against the start of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee.The U.S. Dollar Index holds gains of +0.1% to $90.13.