U.S. MARKETS

摘要

The markets rallied early on in the week before losing steam during the abbreviated Feb. 12-15 trading session, cut short by Presidents Day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 108.20 points to close at 12,348.21, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index inched up 10.86 points to close at 1,349.99. In the precious metals sector, gold stocks didn't have a great week, with the price of gold closing at 901.70 US dollars per oz. on Feb. 15, down from its 922.20 US dollarsclose on Feb. 11. The Amex Gold Bugs Index fell 10.51 points to 435.06, while the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index slid 4.76 points to close at 177.32. Barrick Gold dropped 2.30 US dollars to U47.59 US dollars, Agnico-Eagle Mines fell 1.66 US dollars to 62.59 US dollars and Goldcorp slipped 24 US cents to 36.86 US dollars. Lihir Gold lost 1.57 US dollars to close the session at 31.49 US dollars.