Stocks wanted to go down today and sank quite a bit after the initial open. 

However, once again stocks were able to shake off their lows into the afternoon trade and finish with modest gains into the close.

Gold finished off a bit even as the dollar drifted slightly lower.

Have a pleasant evening.

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