The KUIK Closing Market Report for Friday, January 5:
Markets were up.
Index
Direction
Change
Units
Index
Time
Change
Dow
Up
221
points
25,296
2:12 PM
S&P500
Up
0.7%
percent
2,743
Nasdaq Composite
Up
0.8%
percent
7,137
30 Year Treasury
Up
3
Basis Points
2.81
Annual Yield
The Commerce Department reports the trade deficit widened 3.2% in November to $50.5 billion. It’s the biggest since January 2012. Economists expected only $50 billion. Imports rose 2.5% to $250.7 billion while exports rose 2.3% to $200.2 billion. The deficit was up 11.6% from 2016.
Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for 1360 KUIK.
