Here’s What Weighed On Treasuries Today

Stocks finished higher and
Treasuries finished lower ahead of tomorrow’s  FOMC meeting.

Equity

The Nasdaq
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was up 4.50 to close at 1227.50. The S&P 500 contract
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was up 3.50 to close at 981.50, and the Dow
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was up 22
at 9204.

Fixed Income

U.S. Treasuries finished lower ahead of tomorrow’s FOMC meeting,
as the market is expecting the FED to release a bullish comments about the
economy .
The 10
year futures contract
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was down -155 to close at 112-025; the 30 year
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was down by -24 to close at 106-29; and the five year note was down by 0-075 at 112-030
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Metals

August gold
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was higher by 3.80 at 362.00. Silver
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was
down by .8 at 500.0. Copper was
up by .55 at 80.65
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, and aluminum
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was down up by .0050
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Energy

August crude
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oil was down by .10
to close at 31.91. Natural gas was down .023 to close at 5.106
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Currencies

The USD index
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was lower by .59 to close
at 95.98.