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The Closing Bell: Wall Street Surges On News Of Trade Progress: Nasdaq Has Late Rally

FYI: U.S. stocks extended gains Friday with the Nasdaq joining the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average in positive territory as optimism that the U.S. and China will eventually resolve their trade standoff offset fears about Turkey’s currency crisis.

Ten of the eleven S&P 500 sectors were up for the day. Real Estate, Consumer Staples, Materials leading..
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Ted

Bloomberg:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-16/asia-stocks-to-track-u-s-gains-dollar-slips-markets-wrap

Reuters:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-stocks/nasdaq-hit-as-chip-stocks-fall-defensive-sectors-prop-up-dow-sp-idUSKBN1L215L

IBD:
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/stock-market-today/apple-dow-jones-stock-new-winner/

MarketWatch:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stocks-on-track-to-catch-their-breath-after-prior-days-strong-rally-2018-08-17/print

CNBC:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/17/us-markets-china-us-trade-developments-earnings-data-on-the-agenda.html

Bonds:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/17/us-bonds-and-fixed-income-key-economic-data-due.html

Currencies:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/17/forex-markets-dollar-in-spotlight-focus-on-us-china-trade-talks.html

Oil:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/17/oil-markets-fears-over-global-economic-growth-in-focus.html

Gold:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/17/gold-set-for-biggest-weekly-fall-in-15-months-.html

WSJ: Markets At A Glance:
http://markets.wsj.com/us

SPDR's Sector Tracker:
http://www.sectorspdr.com/sectorspdr/tools/sector-tracker

SPDR's Bloomberg Sector Performance Pie Chart:
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/sectors

Current Futures: Mixed
https://finviz.com/futures.ashx
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