Closing Brief

US equity indexes closed broadly lower, sp -15pts @ 2063 (intra low 2061). The two leaders - Trans/R2K, settled lower by -1.1% and -0.9% respectively. Near term outlook offers a Thursday/year end close around 2090, with the 2100s viable next week.


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Summary

*closing hour action: a micro wave lower, breaking a new intra low of 2061.. but not quite filling the upper end of the price gap zone. Maybe early tomorrow morning?
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Suffice to add... a naturally quiet day... with just one trading day left of the year.

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more later... on the VIX