The KUIK Closing Market Report for Thursday, July 3: |
Markets finished up and closed early in honor of tomorrow’s Independence Day holiday. |
Direction |
Change |
Units |
Last |
Time |
Change |
Dow |
Up |
92 |
points |
17,068 |
12:09 PM |
S&P500 |
Up |
0.6% |
percent |
1,985 |
10.82 |
Nasdaq Composite |
Up |
0.6% |
percent |
4,486 |
28.19 |
30 Year Treasury |
Up |
2 |
Basis Points |
3.48 |
Annual Yield |
The big news was today’s jobs report. The Labor Department said the U.S. created 288,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 6.1%. The workforce particpation rate held stead at 62.8 for the third straight month. |
Serving the West Side first I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. |
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-sees-another-boom-in-jobs-in-june-2014-07-03 |
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