Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Markets slide, waiting for a Greek debt bailout

Dow dropped 97, decliners over advancers 4-3 & NAZ fell 3.  Bank stocks sold off in the PM, taking the Financial Index down 1+ to the 194s & off 5 from its recent highs.  The Alerian MLP  Index rose 2+ to the 403s, another record close.  However, that takes the yield below 6%, a troubling sign in the past.  The REIT index slipped 1+ to the 245s.  Junk bond funds & Treasuries were mixed to lower.  Oil rose to a one-month high following reports that Iran halted shipments to Europe & that US inventories declined for the first time in 4 weeks.  Gold had a good day on increased anxieties from Europe sending frightened money into gold. 

JPMorgan Chase Capital XVI (AMJ)

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Treasury yields:

U.S. 3-month     0.107%

U.S. 2-year       0.266% 

U.S. 10-year     1.929%


CLH12.NYM Crude Oil Mar 12     102.01  1.27 (1.3%)
GCG12.CMX Gold Feb 12         1,726.60 10.70 (0.6%)

Apple (AAPL) dropped 2+ to the 497s (29 below its intra day high which set a new record).  Between that & Greek debt worries, the markets sank.  All traders are watching Europe & nobody has any answers or knows where this debt mess will take us.  I get the feeling that nothing new will be learned tomorrow or even on Fri.  But Dow keeps ganging in there, just 1% below its high reached a week ago.

Dow Industrials

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