.A sturdy approach United States equities today would possess signified the 'all-clear' for risk resources. Rather, a 2.5% gain going into the last hour of trading was whittled down to 1% at the close.Closing improvements: S&P 500: +1.0% Nasdaq Comp: +1.0% Russell 2000: +1.5% DJIA: +0.8% Toronto TSX : -0.9% (was actually finalized for holiday season last night).This write-up was actually composed by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.