.A tough approach United States equities today would certainly have signalled the 'all-clear' for threat properties. Instead, a 2.5% gain going into the last hr of exchanging was trimmed to 1% at the close.Closing adjustments: S&P 500: +1.0% Nasdaq Comp: +1.0% Russell 2000: +1.5% DJIA: +0.8% Toronto TSX Compensation: -0.9% (was actually closed for vacation last night).This post was composed through Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.