Forex Blog by Greg Secker

After the recent gains, the DOW had a quiet session ending the day up 5 points as it consolidates before the next big move. The S&P closed down 2 points and the NASDAQ also closed down 2 points. The FTSE, writes Greg, 100 gapped higher at the open and held on to its gains closing up 69 points. Futures – DOW is called down 40 points, FTSE is called down 20 points. Oil is trading at $87.83 a barrel and gold at $803.30