- Stocks slipped but not enough to negate Q3 gains, as the S&P 500 wound up gaining 0.6% in the quarter for the seventh quarterly gain in a row, the longest period of gains since a 14-quarter winning streak that ended in 1998.
- Smallcaps didn't fare so well, with the Russell 2000 falling 1.5% to widen its quarterly loss to 7.9%.
- Stocks swung between gains and losses throughout today's session, but action was muted relative to the triple-digit moves seen every day in the Dow last week.
- Investors appeared to look past economic reports on home prices, consumer confidence and Chicago-area manufacturing that all came in below expectations, presumably taking a back seat to Friday's jobs report.
- The energy sector posted the day's biggest loss, falling 1.1% as crude oil futures plunged 3.6% to close at $91.16.
- Today's participation was ahead of average, with more than 910M shares changing hands at the NYSE floor.
- Treasurys spending the entire session in the red, with the 10-year yield rising by 3 bps to 2.50%.