Stocks closed down today after the Labor Department’s weekly jobless claims report showed that initial claims spiked to the highest level since August last week.
Dow Jones finished -69 at 30,991
S&P 500 finished -14 at 3,795
NASDAQ finished -16 at 13,112
The 10 Year Treasury closed up 4 basis points yielding 1.13%
Oil prices closed up $0.69 ending at $53.60 a barrel.
Gold prices closed down $7.80 ending at $1,847 an ounce.
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