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A $27 billion Treasury auction of seven-year notes that wrapped up Thursday afternoon had strong demand, offering some reassurance to the market. Longer-dated Treasuries were rising in price, falling in yield; The 10-year was adding 1-8/32 to yield 3.53%, while the 30-year tacked on 1-26/32, yielding 4.32%.
As for commodities, crude oil rose $1.56 to $70.23 a barrel, while gold added $5.10 to $939.50 an ounce, and the dollar weakened against the pound, euro and yen. In other corporate news, Toyota(TM) will review its product lineup; and Yahoo!(YHOO) is planning a brand makeover . Toyota gained 2.1% to $7.67, while Yahoo! added 0.5% to $5.53. Stocks abroad were mixed. London's FTSE 100 and the DAX in Frankfurt fell 06% and 0.7%, respectively. In Asia, the Nikkei in Japan added 2.2%, and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong closed 2.1% higher.TheStreet Premium Services
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| Dow Jones | S&P 500 | NASDAQ | 10-Year Note |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,393.45 | 1,310.33 | 2,827.34 | 15.81 |
Oil *
101.78
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DOWN
26.41 |
DOWN
2.99 |
DOWN
10.02 |
DOWN
0.44 |
10 Yr
1.58%
SPDR Gold
151.62
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-0.21%
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-0.23%
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-0.35%
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-2.71%
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