19 October · London & New York
Utilities
Utilities took back the September loss while the 10-year closed 24 basis points higher.
XLU closed 41.41 on 9 October, above 41.10 on 18 September, and the 10-year closed 5.24 percent.
In this edition
Silver is 61.10 on the tape, not the 67.15 close from 18 September.From the 18 September seals, silver is 9.0 percent lower and gold is 4.6 percent lower.
Two gold bars sit on a white cloth. Coins sit beside a folded paper.The VIX closed 14.84 as the S&P 500 rose 0.59 percent to 7,811.5.Thursday left the VIX at 15.41, and the 18 September page had 14.81 with the S&P 500 at 7,650.5.
A man faces a row of market screens.Euro Stoxx and the FTSE rose with New York on Friday, so the three boards shared a direction.The 18 September page had Europe red and New York green, and this Friday the tape did not.
Four cranes stand beyond the sill.
Two gold bars sit on a white cloth. Coins sit beside a folded paper.The VIX closed 14.84 as the S&P 500 rose 0.59 percent to 7,811.5.Thursday left the VIX at 15.41, and the 18 September page had 14.81 with the S&P 500 at 7,650.5.A man faces a row of market screens.Euro Stoxx and the FTSE rose with New York on Friday, so the three boards shared a direction.The 18 September page had Europe red and New York green, and this Friday the tape did not.Four cranes stand beyond the sill.The Long Read
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