Stocks closed down today as investors fixed their attention on a key inflation report that showed a greater-than-expected jump in consumer prices last month.
Dow Jones finished -240 at 36,079
S&P 500 finished -39 at 4,646
NASDAQ finished -264 at 15,622
The 10 Year Treasury closed up 11 basis points yielding 1.56%
Oil prices closed down $2.88 ending at $81.27 a barrel.
Gold prices closed up $22.50 ending at $1,853 an ounce.
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