Epic US Markets Update

The S&P 500 climbed 5.9% over the past three months as central banks geared up to boost liquidity to markets and kick-start their flagging economies. The move has lifted the benchmark index as much as 17% this year, recently pushing the S&P to its best level in five years.

The Dow Jones industrial average- DJI fell 48.84 points, or 0.36%, to close at 13,437.13. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index .SPX lost 6.48 points, or 0.45%, to finish at 1,440.67.

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