Who Was Buying Gold Today?
Stocks finished higher and
Treasuries finished mixed.
Equity
The Nasdaq
future
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at 9182.
Fixed Income
U.S. Treasuries finished mixed but managed to hold onto their
gains of the past few days. The 10
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was down by -06 to close at 107-21; and the five year note was up by 0-035 at 112-105
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Metals
August gold
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on the back of hedge fund buying. Silver
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down by 1.35 at 80.15
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.6580..
Energy
August crude
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to close at 32.18. Natural gas was up .045 to close at 5.037
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Currencies
The USD index
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at 96.57.