Closing Market Report 2/21/2017

The KUIK Closing Market Report for Tuesday, February 21:
 
Markets ended up.
 
Index Direction Change Units Index Time Change  
Dow Up                    119 points         20,743 2:41 PM    
S&P500 Up 0.6% percent           2,365        14.22  
Nasdaq Composite Up 0.5% percent           5,866        27.37  
30 Year Treasury Up                       1 basis points            3.04 Annual Yield    
 
San Francisco Federal Reserve President John Williams said that blockchain technology could lower costs while making record keeping easier and more efficient. Williams spoke at Boise State University. He said that people understand that bitcoin won’t replace government-issued currencies like the U.S. dollar. In December, the Fed published a paper examining how blockchain technology could be applied in the financial industryand Fed Chairman Janet Yellen has said the technology could have a significant impact on the payments system.
 
Serving the West Side first I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for 1360 KUIK.
 
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/feds-williams-touts-potential-benefits-of-blockchain-technology-2017-02-21?dist=markets
 
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