Market Wrap

Sorry, way late today, but you know, sometimes other things can get in the way…

Dow Industrials 12716.46 +83.55 +0.66% S&P 500 1324.09 +11.68 +0.89% Nasdaq Comp. 2848.27 +34.43 +1.22% Russell 2000 809.66 +16.84 +2.12%

NYSE Comp. 7931.45 +92.97 +1.19% Nasdaq 100 2488.18 +20.23 +0.82% Dow Transports 5343.10 +23.96 +0.45% Dow Utilities 450.91 +2.07 +0.46%

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Internals were positive, volume was better. Advances/declines were 4 to 1 on the NYSE and 10 to 3 on the Nasdaq, with up/down volume 6 to 1 on both exchanges. New highs/lows were 302/10 on the NYSE and 139/11 on the Nasdaq.

Leaders — Disk Drives (+6.31%), Comp. Hardware (+4.29%), Homebuilders (+3.05%), HMOs (+2.87%), Biotechs (+2.68%), Semis (+2.40%), Hospitals (+2.39%), Broker Dealers (+2.21%)
Laggards — Transport (-0.78%), Gold/Silver (-0.13%), Utilities (+0.31%), Oil (+0.32%), Natural Gas (+0.39%), Drugs (+0.55%), Commodities (+0.55%), Comp. Tech (+0.79%)

An extensive visual representation of the day’s winners and losers can be found at Finviz.com.

Treasury Yields — 6-Month : 0.08 %,  2-Year : 0.22 %,  5-Year : 0.73 %,  10-Year : 1.85 %,  30-Year : 3.01 %

Energy Prices — Crude oil: $97.43/barrel,  Gasoline: $2.89/gallon,  Natural Gas: $2.40/mmBTU

US Dollar Index — 78.843

Precious Metals — Gold: $1743.00/ounce,  Silver: $33.71/ounce,  Platinum: $1617.00/ounce

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