Tuesday, 31 December 2019

The year and decade settles

US equity indexes settled the year/decade on a positive note, sp +9pts (0.3%) at 3230. Nasdaq comp' +0.3%. The Transports settled +0.2%.

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Summary

... and that concludes 2019... and the decade. Suffice to note, it was a pretty sleepy trading day, comprised of mostly minor chop. Volatility did pick up a little, with the VIX printing 15.39 in early morning, but settling -7.0% at 13.78.

Goodnight from London

*The weekend post on 'world equity markets' will appear early, on New Years day.

Further, yours truly will endeavour to highlight as many end month/year settlements as possible, not least in the Gold/silver miners, and many key stocks on https://twitter.com/permabear_uk
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