Okay, the pundits are saying that the economy is doing better (not great, but better), that there is a lot of value in stocks, and that the two biggest risks to the economy are Europe and the U.S. Congress. The Super Committee is not so super.
As bad as the numbers below look, they are near the best levels of the day. That’s called putting lipstick on a pig.
Description | Ticker | Last | CHANGE | % Chg Today | Pct Chg 1Yr |
| | | | | |
STOCK MARKETS | | | | | |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | INDU Index | 11547.310 | -248.8500 | -2.1096 | 3.0778 |
S&P 500 Index | SPX Index | 1192.990 | -22.6600 | -1.8640 | -0.5518 |
NASDAQ Composite Index | CCMP Index | 2523.140 | -49.3600 | -1.9188 | 0.2228 |
Russell 3000 Index | RAY Index | 705.630 | -13.4500 | -1.8705 | -0.8959 |
Russell 2000 Index (Small) | RTY Index | 701.910 | -17.5100 | -2.4339 | -3.0468 |
S&P 400 Mid Cap Index | MID Index | 843.830 | -17.2100 | -1.9988 | -0.7644 |
S&P 600 Small Cap Index | SML Index | 391.580 | -8.2800 | -2.0707 | 1.9526 |
TREASURIES | % Yield | | | | |
3 Month Treasury | 0.0102 | | #N/A N/A | #N/A N/A | |
6 Month Treasury | 0.0458 | | 0.0050 | 14.2857 | |
2 Year Treasury | 0.2621 | 99.973 | 0.0273 | 0.0274 | |
5 Year Treasury | 0.9092 | 100.430 | 0.0547 | 0.0545 | |
10 Year Treasury | 1.9688 | 100.266 | 0.3594 | 0.3597 | |
30 Year Treasury | 2.9561 | 103.359 | 0.7813 | 0.7616 | |
ENERGY | | | | | |
Crude Oil, Brent Index | Brent | 107.300 | -0.2600 | -0.2417 | 24.0861 |
Crude Oil, Louisiana Light Sweet | LA Light Sweet | 107.890 | -1.8200 | -1.6589 | 24.5400 |
Natural Gas, Henry Hub Index | Nat Gas | 3.408 | 0.0860 | 2.5888 | -31.9017 |
PRECIOUS METALS | | | | | |
Spot Gold $/oz | GOLD | 1682.070 | -41.8800 | -2.4293 | 24.3639 |
Spot Silver $/oz | SILVER | 31.613 | -0.7475 | -2.3100 | 15.7620 |
CURRENCIES | | | | | |
Euro | EUR Curncy | 1.350 | -0.0022 | -0.1627 | -0.9173 |
Japanese Yen | JPY Curncy | 76.950 | 0.0100 | 0.0130 | 8.2630 |
British Pound | GBP Curncy | 1.565 | -0.0156 | -0.9870 | -1.9115 |
Swiss Franc | CHF Curncy | 0.917 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 7.9878 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD Curncy | 1.038 | 0.0098 | 0.9536 | -1.8404 |
Chinese Yuan | CNY Curncy | 6.365 | 0.0064 | 0.1007 | 4.3048 |
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John Broussard
Assistant State Treasurer
Chief Investment Officer
State of Louisiana
Department of the Treasury
Ph: 225-342-0013
Fx: 225-342-9721
Email: jbroussard@treasusry.state.la.us
Street Address:
445 North Blvd, 7th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 44154 Capitol Station
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4154
Physical Location:
One City Plaza, 7th Floor
Corner of North Blvd & 4th Street
Exit 1B I-110 Convention Street, Turn Left to get to North Blvd
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