Here’s What Saved Treasuries From Another Day Of Selling
Stocks finished mixed and
Treasuries made impressive gains.
Equity
The Nasdaq
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at 9032.
Fixed Income
U.S. Treasuries had their best day in weeks after the 5 year
note auction resulted in the best bid to cover ratio since the 90’s . The 10
year futures contract
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was up by 2-07 to close at 107-16; and the five year note was up by 0-205 at 112-005
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Metals
August gold
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up by 3.0 at 497.0. Copper was
down by .40 at 80.45
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Energy
August crude
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to close at 31.70. Natural gas was up .068 to close at 4.745
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Currencies
The USD index
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at 96.42.