Did Treasuries Hold On To Friday’s Gains?

Stocks and
Treasuries finished higher today.

Equity weren’t

The Nasdaq
future
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was up 1.00 to close at 1266.50. The S&P 500 contract
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was up .30 to close at 980.60, and the Dow
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was up 14
at 9154.

Fixed Income

U.S. Treasuries had a strong showing today. The 10
year futures contract
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was up 1-050 to close at 111-210; the 30 year
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was up by -24 to close at 106-22; and the five year note was up 0-255 at 111-210
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Metals

August gold
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was down .1 at 350.00. Silver
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was
up by 1.5 at 503.5. Copper was
up by .05 at 81.00
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, and aluminum
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was down .0055
.6630..

Energy

August crude
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oil was lower by .08
to close at 31.76. Natural gas was up .030 to close at 4.660
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Currencies

The USD index
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was down by .51 to close
at 96.36.