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Stock Market Fractional Gain to Start the Week

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Stock Markets 2014Jun 17, 2014 – 03:50 PM GMT

By: PhilStockWorld


Courtesy of Doug Short:Against the backdrop of conflict in Iraq, this morning’s economic news was upbeat. The Empire State Manufacturing Index surprised to the upside and the Fed’s much broader Industrial Production series also beat expectations. The S&P 500 hit its -0.27% intraday low seconds after the opening bell. I then did sine wave during the first half of the day making nearly equidistant arcs below and above Friday’s closing price. The trading range tightened in the afternoon, and a dip into the red early in final hour created a bit of suspense for market watchers. But the index quickly recovered and closed the day with a modest 0.08% gain.

The yield on the 10-year note ended the day at 2.61%, up 1 bp from Friday’s close. It is now 17 bps above its interim closing low of May 28th.

Here is a chart of today’s action with a bit of Friday for context.

Here is a daily snapshot of the SPY ETF. Despite global tensions, volume remains below its 50-day moving average.

For a longer-term perspective, here is a pair of charts based on daily closes starting with the all-time high prior to the Great Recession.

– Phil

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