Today was a day that opened up and stayed up all day. The DJIA 11,000 was a floor throughout the trading session, yet it was questionable whether that would remain so at the end of the trading day, when it became a bumper car game around the DJIA 11,000 level. The unofficial closing bell level appears to have held the 11,000 mark. Main Street and Wall Street are still awaiting the direction to come from earnings season which starts today. Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:
Dow 11,005.97 +8.62 (0.08%)
Nasdaq 2,457.87 +3.82 (0.16%)
S&P 500 1,196.48 +2.11 (0.18%)
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Today was a day which could have gone either way. The data was light and the market is on hold for earnings. But Congressional inquiries today with top bank executives did not have an angry nor threatening tone as you have seen in other unrelated hearings of the past. This helped the financial sector and the market. The Fed's Beige Book also .gif)


