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Market Close Report: NASDAQ Composite index closes at 3,502.12 up 5.69 points

Tuesday's session closes with the NASDAQ Composite Index at 3,502.12. The total shares traded for the NASDAQ was over 1.74 billion. Advancers stocks led declining by 1.08 to 1 ratio. There were [...]


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5/21/2013 4:10 PM ET
[BRIEFING.COM][BRIEFING.COM] Stocks ended modestly higher as the S&P 500 climbed 0.2%, and the Dow added 0.4% to register its 19th consecutive Tuesday of gains.

The major averages saw little change during morning action, but afternoon buying interest...

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  • 4:55 AM   More from the BOJ: Governor Kuroda elected to steer largely clear of what many view as a no-win situation Wednesday when he didn't use this week's policy meeting statement to jawbone government bonds (JGBL) higher. Surging yields have underscored concerns that the BOJ's purchases could suck liquidity from the bond market, stoking volatility, but rising yields can also be interpreted as a sign investors expect the BOJ will be successful at reflating the Japanese economy. However, acknowledging this is somewhat counterintuitive as "the whole aim of QE is to keep bond yields down," one economist tells CNBC, adding that the BOJ is "damned if they do, damned if they don't." Yields on JGB 10s moved higher to 0.89% after the statement.
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