Crude oil futures are slumping $1.15 to $73.07 a barrel after plunging $2.77 to $74.22 a barrel on Monday. Meanwhile, after jumping $23.50 to $2,369.30 an ounce in the previous session, gold futures are falling $15 to $2,354.30 an ounce.
On the currency front, the U.S. dollar is trading at 154.82 yen compared to the 156.08 yen it fetched at the close of New York trading on Monday. Against the euro, the dollar is valued at $1.0865 compared to yesterday’s $1.0904.