INDEX BOARDon Market Hours
Dow Down 0.53%, S&P 500 at 7,803, VIX 15.28

“Small caps are just cheap tickets to a better show, Dale. The VIX is fifteen point two eight. That's a nap, not a panic.”
Vera Bullock, Market Hours
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