.A strong approach US equities today would certainly possess indicated the 'all-clear' for threat assets. Rather, a 2.5% gain entering into the last hour of investing was trimmed to 1% at the close.Closing modifications: S&P 500: +1.0% Nasdaq : +1.0% Russell 2000: +1.5% DJIA: +0.8% Toronto TSX Comp: -0.9% (was actually finalized for holiday yesterday).This write-up was written by Adam Switch at www.forexlive.com.