| The KUIK Closing Market Report for Thursday, October 8: | |||||||
| Markets were up. | |||||||
| Index | Direction | Change | Units | Index | Time | Change | |
| Dow | Up | 138 | points | 17,051 | 1:09 PM | ||
| S&P500 | Up | 0.9% | percent | 2,013 | 17.60 | ||
| Nasdaq Composite | Up | 0.4% | percent | 4,811 | 19.64 | ||
| 30 Year Treasury | Up | 6 | Basis Points | 2.95 | Annual Yield | ||
| In a brief press conference, Rep. Kevin McCarthy said he did not want the vote for speaker of the House to be a controversial one, in explaining his surprise decision not to seek the nomination. The California Republican also added that his comments about Benghazi — in which he linked the growing unpopularity of Hillary Clinton to the House committee investigating the former secretary of state’s actions — were “unhelpful” and played a role in his decision. | |||||||
| Serving the West Side first I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/kevin-mccarthy-says-he-did-not-want-vote-for-speaker-to-be-controversial-2015-10-08 | |||||||
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