Closing Market Report 2/2/2018

The KUIK Closing Market Report for Friday, February 2:
  
It was a tough day on Wall Street
  
Index Direction Change Units Index Time Change
Dow Down                   (667)  points          25,521 2:25 PM
S&P500 Down -2.1% percent           2,762        1.38
Nasdaq Composite Down -2.0% percent           7,241        9.00
30 Year Treasury Up                       9 Basis Points            3.10 Annual Yield
The Labor Department reports residential builders added more than 5,000 jobs in January.  If that holds up if could signal a strong pace of hiring. 20,000 jobs were added for the year in 2017. The homebuilding industry had 2.6% more workers at the end of 2017 than the beginning of the year, down from an increase of 3.7% in 2016 and 4.4% in 2015.
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www.marketwatch.com/story/battered-for-years-home-builder-hiring-jumped-in-january-2018-02-02
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