Equity indexes finished yesterday's session lower but little-changed, while the CBOE Volatility Index was fractionally higher.
The S&P 500 slipped 2.31 points, or 0.12 percent, to close at 1957.22. It fell to 1944 in the first 30 minutes of trade and spent the rest of the day making up most of those losses. Resistance remains at 1968 and support at 1930.
The Nasdaq 100 was off just 0.42 points, or 0.01 percent, to close at 3826.91. It followed the same pattern as the SPX after dipping below 3800 in the morning. The NDX has resistance at 3837 and support at 3750.
The Russell 2000 slipped 1.97 points, or 0.17 percent, to 1180.71. The small-cap index remains just above its 10-day moving average. It has resistance at 1190 and support at 1155.
The VIX gained 0.04 points, or 0.35 percent, to finish at 11.63. The volatility index jumped as high as 12.51 at the open and hit its session low just before the closing bell.
The nine-day CBOE Short-Term Volatility Index (:VXST) was up 0.15 points, or 1.35 percent, to 11.265. It peaked at 12.79 in the first half-hour of the session.
The VIX futures were mixed, with July contracts closing at 12.75 and August futures at 13.55. That left the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Note (VXX) up 1.25 percent to $29.11.
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