Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow lost 31 points at 10,467, the Nasdaq fell 13 points
at 2,252 and the S&P500 shed 5 points at 1,102.

In Asi atoday, the Nikkei was last down 172 points at 9,523, while the Hang Seng
ended the morning off 111 points at 20,982.

Crude oil traded at $78.22 a barrel on Nymex.

Gold settled at $1,170 an ounce.

Happy Friday!

G.

End-of-day Market Overview

Today marks the end of my sixth year of stewardship of the Traders Thread, so I
think I might have a shandy or two to celebrate. :) Thank you all for making it a
worthwhile experience.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

G.