US equity indexes closed broadly higher, SPX +44pts (1.1%) at 4060. Nasdaq comp' +1.8%. Dow +0.6%. The Transports settled +0.01%. R2K +0.6%.
SPX - daily
VIX - daily
Summary
US equities opened moderately higher, but the gains were shaky from the start. The SPX cooled from 4052 to turn fractionally negative at 4013. There was a secondary push upward, and this time... the gains built into the final minutes to print a new multi-week high of 4061.
Volatility was ground lower, the VIX settling -1.8% to 18.73.
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