[BRIEFING.COM] The equity indices remain mixed on the session with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up fractionally, and the NASDAQ and S&P 500 slightly lower.
The Volatility Index, the VIX, is down another 0.8% today after running into resistance at its 50-day moving average yesterday. The VIX is trading near its lowest levels of the year, and shows investors are comfortable with equities at these levels.
Gold has pushed above $1150 to its highest level of the session after selling showed up in the dollar. Some of the smaller miners, El Dorado Gold (EGO 14.15, +0.23) and Yamana Gold (AUY 10.33, +0.15), have led the group higher.
