Monday, stocks dropped 0.6% in Europe, fell slightly in Asia and the U.S. on massive volume. The VXO moved up 15% to close at 22.65. Precious metals fell 1% and their miners lost twice that amount. The S&P 500 Index lost just enough to close below the 3800 level. Apple declined to close under its 130 benchmark.
Tuesday, stocks in Europe closed neary unchanged but in Asia and the U.S. they gained 0.5% on mammoth volume. Precious metals gained 1%. The S&P 500 inched over its 3800 benchmark at the close. The NYSE ended above its 15,000 benchmark for a new closing high.
Wednesday, stocks in Asia gained 0.6%. In Europe, they closed little changed. In the U.S. stocks were off slightly on massive volume. The VXO fell 7% to close at 20.81. The 10-Year U.S. Treasury bond yield dropped 4% to close at 1.09. Precious metals fell 1%. The NYSE closed just below its 15,000 benchmark.
Thursday, stocks in Asia and Europe gained 0.7% while in the U.S., the gain was 0.4% on massive volume. The VXO moved up 6% to close at 22.05. The 10-Year U.S. Treasury bond yield gained 4% to close at 1.13. Then NYSE closed back over the 15,000 benchmark logging another record close. Apple closed below its 130 benchmark.
Friday, stocks fell slightly in Asia, dropped 1.0% in Europe, and and in the U.S. on massive volume. The VXO moved up 5% to close at 23.19. The 10-Year U.S. Treasury bond yield declined 3% to close at 1.10. Precious metals and their miners lost 3%. The NASDAQ and NYSE incices ended below their 15,000 and 13,000 benchmarks respectively as the fallout from politically selective censorship weighted on big tech.