Forex Blog by Greg Secker

The DOW pushed higher from the open but did run into some resistance at the 13900 level, closing the session up 63 points. The S&P added 5 points and the NASDAQ closed up 13 points. The FTSE, writes Greg, 100 gapped higher at the open but could not hold on to the gains falling back during the session. There was a small rally into the close ending the session up 44 points. Futures – DOW is called down 40 points, FTSE is called down 20 points. Oil has pulled back from the highs and is trading at $92.80 a barrel and gold at $786.90.