How Gold Reacted To The News Out Of Iraq
Whoa Nelly, stocks and bonds
both finished up today.
Equity
The Nasdaq
future
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at 9135.
Fixed Income
U.S. Treasuries continued had their fist up day in six.
The 10 year futures contract
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was up by -13 to close at 110-13; and the five year note was up 0-65 at 112-23
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Metals
August gold
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at 351 on the back of the news out of Iraq that Saddam’s two sons were killed. Silver
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up .50 at 4.795. Copper was
up .15
at 77.40
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Energy
August crude
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close at 30.19. Natural gas was down .003 to close at 4.865
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Currencies
The USD index
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at 96.62.