| The KUIK Closing Market Report for Wednesday, August 19: | |||||||
| Markets ended down. | |||||||
| Index | Direction | Change | Units | Index | Time | Change | |
| Dow | Down | (162) | points | 17,349 | 2:39 PM | ||
| S&P500 | Down | -0.8% | percent | 2,080 | (17.31) | ||
| Nasdaq Composite | Down | -0.8% | percent | 5,019 | (40.29) | ||
| 30 Year Treasury | Down | (4) | Basis Points | 2.82 | Annual Yield | ||
| September crude settled at $40.80 a barrel, down 4.3% on the New York Merc, with prices marking their lowest settlement since March 2, 2009. Prices fell after the Energy Information Administration reported an increase of 2.6 million barrels in crude supplies for the week ended August 14. Analysts polled by Platts expected a drop of only 1.2 million barrels. | |||||||
| Serving the West Side first I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-slides-along-with-china-markets-fed-comments-in-focus-2015-08-19-2103123 | |||||||
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