Today’s close: Up 1.93%
OK, so maybe the Santa Claus rally showed up a day late. A quiet Friday that saw no further collapse of oil prices seemed to spread a bit of cheer through the markets.
Closing numbers
- Wednesday’s close, 41.91
- Today’s open, 41.98
- Range: 41.90-42.91
- Close: 42.72 +0.81 (1.93%)
- Volume: 2,840,015
The Indexes:
- Dow, 8,515.55, +47.07 (0.56%)
- S&P 500, 872.80 +7.38 (0.85%)
- Nasdaq, 1,530.24 +5.34 (0.35%)
Tough to say what today’s numbers mean with such light volume. The ugly numbers on retail sales didn’t seem to bug the markets too much, which is a small ray of sunshine.