US Markets

Thursday, 31 March 2011 11:58

Equities: Dow -0.2%, S&P -0.3%, Nasdaq -0.5%, SOX +0.1%, VIX 19.4 (+9%)
Volumes: NYSE $21.3bn (-8%), NASDAQ $11.9bn (-16%), CHINA $43.6 (+17%)
Bonds/FX: 10-yr note 3.43%, 30-yr bond 4.49% DXY 76.2 (-), Yen 81.7, EUR 1.4077
Others: Oil $103.7 (-), BDIY 1585 (=), CRB 354.86 (-1.3%), Gold $1420 (-)A

After yet another valiant attempt to rally, US equities finally succumbed to selling in the final 30mins driving all indices lower into the close. Volume remained so tepid that the China market is now once again trading more than the NYSE and Nasdaq combined. Breadth was negative with NYSE dcl:adv 2 to 1 and Nasdaq 3 to 2