Q1 Pension Buyout Volume Sets Record Pace | “Buyout products had a very strong start to the year with $4.7 billion in sales,” says Mark Paracer, assistant research director for LIMRA SRI. “Previous first quarter sales had never exceeded $1.5 billion.”
Read more > | | Market Mirror | Wednesday, the Dow lost 100.72 points (0.39%) to finish at 25,776.61, the NASDAQ closed 34.88 points (0.45%) lower at 7,750.84, and the S&P 500 was down 8.09 points (0.28%) at 2,856.27. The Russell 2000 decreased 13.62 points (0.88%) to 1,531.63, and the Wilshire 5000 fell 110.03 points (0.37%) to 29,476.82.
The price of the 10-year Treasury note was up 4/32, decreasing its yield to 2.386%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond increased 29/32, bringing its yield down to 2.811%.
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