The broader market sits firmly higher to this point on Thursday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 321 points (+1.37%) to 23,797, the Nasdaq Composite higher by 105 (+1.23%) to 8,600, and the S&P 500 adding 33 (+1.18%) to 2,832. Action has come on mixed average volume (NYSE 396 mln vs. avg. of 489 mln; NASDAQ 1,747 mln vs. avg. of 1,743 mln), with advancers outpacing decliners (NYSE 2203/672, NASDAQ 2296/795) with new highs outpacing new lows (NYSE 7/7, NASDAQ 15/12).
Relative Strength:
US Oil-USO +10.4%, Oil Svcs.-OIH +8.4%, Energy-XLE +4.8%, US Energy-IYE +4.8%, Jr. Gold Miners-GDXJ +4.0%, Steel-SLX +3.6%, Gold Miners-GDX +3.5%, Indonesia-IDX +3.3%, Austria-EWO +3.2%, Russia-RSX +2.7%, S. Africa-EZA +2.7%, Colombia-GXG +2.3%, Belgium-EWK +2.2%, Israel-EIS +2.0%
Relative Weakness:
US Nat Gas-UNG -3.6%, Short-Term Futures-VXX -2.5%, Utilities-XLU -1.3%, Sugar-CANE -1.0%, Mexico-EWW -0.8%, Brazil-EWZ -0.7%, Switzerland-EWL -0.5%, Swiss Franc-FXF -0.1%, Consumer Staples-XLP -0.1%
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