Stocks closed positive today with traders digesting key new economic data on the state of the consumer after a couple of major retailers topped quarterly earnings results.
Dow Jones finished +55 at 36,142
S&P 500 finished +18 at 4,700
NASDAQ finished +120 at 15,973
The 10 Year Treasury closed up 2 basis points yielding 1.64%
Oil prices closed down $0.11 ending at $80.77 a barrel.
Gold prices closed down $15.00 ending at $1,851 an ounce.
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