Stocks opened higher but spent the day volatile with the NASDAQ being the only major index to finish in positive territory. In economic news, there were 853,000 jobless claims last week, higher than the expected 720,000.
Dow Jones -185 at 29,862
S&P 500 -16 at 3,647
NASDAQ +62 at 12,440
The 10 Year Treasury closed flat yielding 0.89%
Oil prices closed up $0.37 ending at $46.94 a barrel
Gold prices closed down $11 ending at $1,829 an ounce
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