Stocks Climb, Oil Falls, Consumer Confidence Retreats
US Stock Indices bounced back from last week’s losses with the DJIA adding +68.72 to 12548.35, the S&P500 bouncing +9.42 to 1385.35, and the NASDAQ climbs to +36.56 to 2481.23 due to home sales posting an unexpected increase and dropping oil prices. The Consumer Confidence Index fell to 57.2, the lowest level since October 1992.
Apple
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Black Rock
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UBS AG
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Oil fell 3.76 to 128.43, Gold fell 17.90 to 907.90 and the Dollar gained against the Euro to $1.5697.
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