Market Wrap
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I sure do hate these holiday trading weeks.
The market made its move in the morning, and then shut down at lunch for the remainder of the day. Well, and worked its way a little higher into the close, but by now, that goes without saying.
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Internals were negative, and volume was up a bit from yesterday. Advances/declines were about 8 to 11 on both exchanges, with up/down volume 3 to 7 on the NYSE and 2 to 3 on the Nasdaq. New highs/lows were 27/4 on the NYSE and 31/4 on the Nasdaq.
Leaders — Paper (+4.04%), REITs (+0.64%), Comp. Hardware (+0.50%), Disk Drives (+0.38%), Semis (+0.09%), Software (-0.03%), Defense (-0.05%), Insurance (-0.06%)
Laggards — Gold/Silver (-3.22%), Hospitals (-2.39%), Metals (-2.24%), Steel (-1.87%), Airlines (-1.56%), Oil Services (-1.47%), Banks (-1.46%), Commodities (-1.35%)
Treasury Yields — 6-Month: .35%, 2-Year: 1.11%, 5-Year: 2.54%, 10-Year: 3.52%, 30-Year: 4.32%
Energy Prices — Crude oil: $69.89/barrel, Gasoline: $1.8972/gallon, Natural Gas: $3.835/mmBTU
US Dollar Index — 80.126
Precious Metals — Gold: $926.90/ounce, Silver: $13.51/ounce, Platinum: $1175.00/ounce
BMB Note: I’ll be glad when this week is over. At least I think I will be.
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Truly. That was boring in the extreme. Watching my watermelon grow is more rewarding.
Comment by Maria — 6/30/2009 @ 3:51 pm
Sometimes boredom is a nice change of pace.
Comment by Fred — 6/30/2009 @ 5:40 pm