Did Gold Manage To Hold Onto It’s Gains?

Stocks managed push higher
today while bonds dipped into negative territory.

Equity

The Nasdaq
future
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was up 26.50 to close at 1280.50. The S&P 500 contract
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was down 16.50 to close at 996.75, and the Dow
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was up
166 at 9254.

Fixed Income

U.S. Treasuries finished lower today in the wake of equity
market strength.
The 10 year futures
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was down 0-30 to close at 113-060; the 30 year
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was down by -07 to close at 109-21; and the five year note was down 0-005 at 112-255
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Metals

August gold
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was up by .50 to close at
362.80. Silver
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was down by  3.5 at 50.75. Copper was
up .45
at 79.80
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, and aluminum
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was down at .6645..

Energy

August crude
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oil was down .05 to
close at 30.17. Natural gas was down .025 to close at 4.706
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Currencies

The USD index
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was down  by .47 to close
at 95.12.