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It really wasn’t a very good news day for stocks, but the market was flat anyway. The University of Michigan consumer index hit a one year low, which was not expected. It dropped to 66.6 in September from 68.9 last month. Consensus estimates were for the number to be 70.
Consumer inflation literally dropped to zero, once food and energy were factored out. There has not been much talk about deflation recently, but when price pressure dissipates, the specter appears.
Today’s closing bell numbers:
Dow Jones 10,607.85 +13.02 (0.12%)
S&P 500 1,125.59 +0.93 (0.08%)
Nasdaq 2,315.61 +12.36 (0.54%)
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