Metals Stocks: Gold prices retreat on Wednesday as global stocks try for a recovery

Gold futures trade lower early Wednesday as global stocks attempt to stage a recovery from a technology-inspired downturn that took the broader market to their lowest levels in weeks and the Nasdaq Composite into correction territory.

Gold futures trade lower early Wednesday as global stocks attempt to stage a recovery from a technology-inspired downturn that took the broader market to their lowest levels in weeks and the Nasdaq Composite into correction territory.