Sampling the Daily Roll

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Want a sample? Here is what the Oct 3, 2012 Daily Roll looked like.

Brief: Yesterday proved to be a relatively flat day for North American
equity markets. The S&P 500 gained 0.09%, buoyed by a late rally in Apple.
The Dow, which does not contain Apple, fell by 0.24% on the day. The
S&P/TSX gained 0.17% on the day, with the energy sector shaking off a 59
cent per barrel decline in WTI crude prices. All sectors in the Canadian
index grew yesterday, with the exception of Materials and Health Care.
Global stock futures gained this morning on an upbeat employment report
from the US. ADP reported that US employment gained 162,000 jobs in the
month of September, well ahead of estimates. Nonetheless, the September
unemployment rate is expected to have increased to 8.2% from 8.1%, and
will be released on Thursday. Developing nation stocks declined yesterday
following a poor Chinese release: the purchasing managers’ index fell to
53.7 in September from 56.3 in August… [continue reading here]

 

 

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