Stocks secured solid wins across the board today. The Dow scored a 146-point gain while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq logged their fifth win in the last six sessions. Ahead of a loaded four-day slate of stock market catalysts, Wall Street's "fear gauge," the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), fell to its lowest level since April 3. 

OIL TAKES A BREATHER AS GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS SIMMER

Oil prices fell today, as news of a possible ceasefire in the Middle East were weighed against supply concerns. June-dated West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell $1.22 cents, or 1.5%, to settle at $82.63 a barrel.

Gold prices were quiet today ahead of the fireworks later this week. June-dated gold futures rose 0.4% to settle at $2,357.70 per ounce.  

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