The VIX trader lower increasing the possibility of trading below 21 this week. Upbeat U.S. retail sales data pushed stocks and the dollar higher. Treasuries and gold declined as investors lose appetite for safe-haven assets. Brent was steady ahead of the front-month contract’s expiry, while U.S. oil jumped.
U.S. stocks ended more than 1 percent lower on Wednesday after rallying the day before, led by declines in Apple shares and in energy companies, which fell with oil prices Indexes down: Dow 1.5 pct, S&P 1.4 pct, Nasdaq 1.2 pct SP500 Futures: 1. Rejection of higher levels 2. Pull back resistance still valid 3.
Returning from a holiday, Wall Street picked up its pace after weak Chinese economic data bolstered hopes of more stimulus measures from the central bank and Brent crude advanced. Speculations that the Fed will increase interest rates next week pushed Treasury yields higher. A retreat in the dollar index helped gold snap a four-day losing





