** US WRAP: HAPPY NEW YEAR !! **
** US MARKETS **
DOW——— -0,62% 10718
NASDAQ —– -0,58% 2205,32
S&P 500—– -0,49% 1248,29
SOXX——– -0,52% 479,49
RUS2000—– -0,70% 673,22
DJ AIG—— 0,76% 171,15
10Y BOND—- -0,16% 109,41
10Y YIELD— 4,39%
** COMMODITY HEADLINES PAST FRIDAY **
- Oil, Gasoline Surge to Two-Month High on Concern About Motor-Fuel Supplies
- Gold Rises 18 Percent in 2005 on Surging Demand for Alternative Investment
- Corn, Soybeans Rise on Concern Dry Weather in Argentina Will Stress Crops
- Copper Falls for 2nd Day Since Reaching Record as Global Inventories Rise
- South African Corn Prices Drop on Forecast For Rain: World’s Biggest Mover
- Thailand, World’s Second-Biggest Sugar Exporter, Faces `Severe Shortage’
** TRADING HEADLINES PAST FRIDAY**
- U.S. Stocks End 2005 With Drop for the Week; Dow Average Declines for Year
- Wal-Mart’s December Sales Increase 2.2 Percent, Smallest Gain in 5 Years
- Dollar Ends With First Annual Gain in Four Years as Interest Rates Rise
- U.S. Treasury Ends 2005 With Their First Inverted Yield Curve Since 2005
- Bear Stearns Told by U.S. FTC to Provide Data for Mortgage-Lending Probe
- Northwest Mechanics, Cleaners Reject Settlement of Four-Month-Old Strike
- Viacom Plans to Pay $5.4 Billion Special Dividend to CBS as Part of Split
- UAL Creditors Approve Plan to Repay Debt With Shares to Exit Bankruptcy
- Oil, Gasoline Surge to Two-Month High on Concern About Motor-Fuel Supplies
** TODAY **
U.S. MARKETS WILL BE CLOSED ON JANUARY 2ND