Friends,
After a wobbly day, stocks ended with only modest losses. The DJIA closed at 12,939 (-27) and the S&P at 1358 (-5).
Gold spiked in last trading hour to close at $1771. Oil reached $107 before retreating in the final hour to end at $106.28 up just 3 cents from yesterday.
Have a nice evening everyone.
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