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Stocks open slowly on Thursday, but rallied and finally put together a strong close after a few days of early gains and late selling. The Dow gained 74-points while the S&P and small caps gained about a half of a percent, and the I-fund lagged but the dollar lost steam later in the day so we should see an improvement on Friday. ...

Stocks were flat to modestly higher yesterday as we continue to see choppiness and some indices noticeably outperforming others. The Dow gained 19-points, the S&P 500 was basically flat, small caps outperformed, and the I-fund fell.
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Stocks bounced above and below the break-even mark a few times yesterday before some late weakness took most indices into the red for the day. The Dow lost 27-points, while the TSP stock funds were mixed.
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Stocks shot out of the gate in early trading Monday, and ended the day with modest gains, but some late weakness took a little steam out of the rally and the indices closed well of their highs. The Dow did gain 104-points, but had been up nearly 200 earlier. Bonds were down slightly.

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Some late weakness took the steam out of a what was developing into a nice day and a positive week for the major indices, but I believe the chaos in Kiev and Venezuela had investors wanting to take some profits before the weekend. The Dow ended the day down 30-points, while the TSP stock funds were mixed, and bonds posted a modest gain.
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