Stocks turned slightly higher today as investors absorbed a rise in the Labor Department’s weekly jobless claims report at 1.106 million and digested more earnings from Corporate America.
Dow Jones finished +47 at 27,739
S&P 500 finished +11 at 3,385
NASDAQ finished +118 at 11,264
The 10 Year Treasury closed down 2 basis points yielding 0.65%
Oil prices closed down $0.31 ending at $42.62 a barrel
Gold prices closed down $10.00 ending at $1,960 an ounce
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