Stock Averages and Commodity Prices last week

For the Week:

Stock Averages

S&P500 up 0.6% 

    (up 4.4% y-t-d)

Dow Industrials up 1.8% 

   (down 2.1%)

Dow Utilities fell 2.6% 

   (down 6.0%)

Dow Transports up 3.6% 

   (up 0.5%)

S&P 400 Midcaps up 0.6% 

   (down 5.5%)

Small cap Russell 2000 

up 0.6% 

    (down 5.4%)

Nasdaq100 up 0.2% 

   (up 27.8%)

Biotechs down 2.2% 

   (up 9.6%). 

With gold bullion 

down $90, the HUI 

gold stock index 

fell 5.8% 

    (up 36.5%).

Commodities

Bloomberg Commodities 

Index up 0.5% 

   (down 12.5% y-t-d). 

Spot Gold down 4.4%

 to $1,945 (up 28.1%). 

Spot Silver down 4.7% 

to $26.258 (up 46.5%). 

WTI crude oil up 79 cents 

to $42.01

    (down 31%). 

Gasoline up 3.1% 

   (down 26%)

Natural Gas up 5.3% 

    (up 8%). 

Copper up 3.2% 

   (up 3%). 

Wheat up 2.8% 

   (down 9%). 

Corn up 5.4%

    (down 13%).