Monday, March 7, 2011

Market Data: Week Ending March 3, 2011


Market Index 12/31  Close 3/4      Close Week Change Simple YTD %
Dow Industrials Avg 11,577.50 12,241.00 0.91% 5.73%
S&P 500 1,257.64 1,329.30 0.71% 5.70%
Fed Funds Rate 0.10% 0.16% 0.01% 60.00%
10 yr T-note Yld 3.29% 3.49% 0.08% 6.08%
5 yr T-note Yld 2.01% 2.18% 0.02% 8.46%
5 yr TIPS - 'Real' Yld -0.06% -0.48% -0.04% -700.00%
Implied 5 yr Inflation % 2.07% 2.66% 0.06% 28.50%
2 yr T-note Yld 0.59% 0.68% -0.03% 15.25%
2-10 Yr Slope 2.70% 2.81% 0.11% 4.07%
90 day T-bill Yld 0.12% 0.11% -0.01% -8.33%
Gold ($/oz) $1,421.40 $1,428.60 $19.30 0.51%
WTI Oil ($/brl) $91.38 $104.42 $6.54 14.27%
VIX "Worry Index" 17.75 19.06 -0.16 7.38%





Credit Spreads 12/31  Close 3/4      Close Week Change Simple YTD %
Inv Grade Credit Idx 4.78% 4.64% -0.02% -2.93%
Low Grade Credit Idx 8.32% 7.82% -0.01% -6.01%
Markit CDX Inv Grd Idx 85 82 -3.53% -3.53%
Markit CDX Mid Grd Idx 131 117 -3.31% -10.69%