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Major U.S. stock market indexes ended mostly lower last week. The S&P 500 increased by 0.02%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.50%, the NASDAQ Composite decreased by 0.39%, and the Russell 2000 small-capitalization index lost 0.24%. The 10-year Treasury bond yield rose 7 basis points to 1.63%, as Treasury bonds fell for the week. Spot gold closed at $1,769.13, down 0.45%.
In an upcoming Proactive Advisor Magazine article, the author (a successful financial adviser) writes about a behavioral finance issue affecting several of his clients. As opposed to the typical fear seen in severe market declines, these clients are fearful about the sustainability of the massive market rally since March 2020. Whether you call it fear or greed, they do not want to see their current portfolio gains diminished.
U.S. equity markets posted losses in two of the three indexes last week. The S&P 500 gained 0.02%, the NASDAQ Composite lost 0.39%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.50%.
Last week, the gold spot price was down 0.45% and the U.S. Dollar Index was up 0.46%.
Gold prices stayed above the 50-day moving average, closing last week at $1,767.20 per ounce.