US stocks end the month with a down day

Mixed for the month

The major US stock indices are ending the day lower today. For the month, the performance is mixed:

• S&P index is down -0.24% for the day.  For the month the index was down -0.17%


• Nasdaq index is down -0.19% for the day, but for the month, it rose by a modest 0.99%


• Dow Industrial average fell by -0.29% for the day. For the month, index fell by -0.17%.

In the US debt market today:

• 2 year note is trading at 0.805%, up 1 BP. The yield is up about 15 BP on the month (closed at end of July at 0.6554%). 


• 5 year note is trading at 1.1944%, up 2 BP. The yield is up about 17 BP on the month (closed at end of July at 1.0237%)


• 10 year note is trading at 1.5783, up 1 BP. The yield is up about 12 BP on the month (closed at 1.4531%)


• 30 year bond yield is trading at 2.2313, unchanged on the day. The yield is up about 5 BP on the month (closed at 2.1827%).

In commodities this month:

Highlights include:

• Crude oil rose by 7.69% on the month (up $3.17)


• Gold fell -3.17% on the month (down $42.95)


• Silver fell -8.28% on the month (down $1.68)


• Copper fell -6.46% during the month


• Agriculture commodities were mostly lower with the exception of Sugar which rose by 5.30%.  Wheat and cotton led the decliners, falling by -11.47% and -11.92% respectively. 

US stocks end the month with a down day
US stocks end the month with a down day
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