The KUIK Closing Market Report for Thursday, March 29: |
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Markets were up. |
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Index |
Direction |
Change |
Units |
Index |
Time |
Change |
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Dow |
Up |
255 |
points |
24,103 |
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S&P500 |
Up |
1.4% |
percent |
2,641 |
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Nasdaq Composite |
Up |
1.6% |
percent |
7,063 |
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30 Year Treasury |
Down |
(4) |
Basis Points |
2.97 |
Annual Yield |
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The Chicago Purchasing Managers Index for March fell to a one-year low of 57.4 down from February’s 61.9. Readings over 50 show that conditions are still improving. Employment expanded but orders and production have slowed. Bond yields fell and prices rose after the report was released. |
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Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of brcapitalinc.com for 1360 KUIK. |
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www.marketwatch.com/story/chicago-pmi-falls-to-lowest-level-in-a-year-in-march-2018-03-29 |
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