The KUIK Closing Market Report for Monday, April 24:
Markets were up.
Index
Direction
Change
Units
Index
Time
Change
Dow
Up
216
points
20,764
2:29 PM
S&P500
Up
1.1%
percent
2,374
25.46
Nasdaq Composite
Up
1.2%
percent
5,984
73.30
30 Year Treasury
Up
4
basis points
2.93
Annual Yield
Stocks rallied worldwide as French establishment favorite the left-wing Emmanuel Macron took first place in the first round of the French presidential election. He will will face off against the National Front’s Marine Le Pen, the conservative who hopes to take France out of both the European Union and the euro. The second round of voting will be on May 7.
Serving the West Side first I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for 1360 KUIK.