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Dow Industrials 12981.51 -1.44 -0.01% S&P 500 1367.59 +1.85 +0.14% Nasdaq Comp. 2966.16 +2.41 +0.08% Russell 2000 826.65 -0.27 -0.03%

NYSE Comp. 8143.64 -8.33 -0.10% Nasdaq 100 2606.76 +2.55 +0.10% Dow Transports 5171.08 +31.94 +0.62% Dow Utilities 452.76 -0.58 -0.13%

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Internals were mixed, with volume slightly better. Advances/declines were flat on the NYSE but 9 to 10 on the Nasdaq, with up/down volume 5 to 4 on the NYSE and 3 to 2 on the Nasdaq. New highs/lows were 137/5 on the NYSE and 96/21 on the Nasdaq.

Leaders — Paper (+2.29%), Homebuilders (+1.86%), Banks (+1.34%), Airlines (+0.90%), Retailers (+0.60%), Chemicals (+0.56%), Hospitals (+0.33%), Network (+0.17%)
Laggards — Biotechs (-1.54%), Disk Drives (-1.20%), Metals (-1.15%), Gold/Silver (-0.90%), Comp. Hardware (-0.84%), HMOs (-0.80%), Oil Services (-0.71%), Drugs (-0.62%)

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

Treasury Yields — 6-Month : 0.14 %,  2-Year : 0.29 %,  5-Year : 0.84 %,  10-Year : 1.92 %,  30-Year : 3.04 %

Energy Prices — Crude oil: $107.64/barrel,  Gasoline: $3.11/gallon,  Natural Gas: $2.46/mmBTU

US Dollar Index — 78.547

Precious Metals — Gold: $1767.40/ounce,  Silver: $35.43/ounce,  Platinum: $1703.00/ounce

BMB Note:  
Don’t ask me what’s goin’ on – I have no clue.