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On Friday, the US markets managed to close in positive territory for the day, however, they turned in their second-down-week in a row losing almost 3% or greater across the board, led by the S&P 500 Index.  Government bailouts continue and acronyms abound, as the Senate approved the release of the remaining $350K from the TARP and there is hope that the TALF may stimulate the asset-backed securities market.
  *Volatility heats up again in 2009 with the VIX gaining almost 8% this week, and crossing above 50 again for the first time since December 17th.

Index Impact:

-Kraft [KFT  Loading...      ()   ] had the most positive impact on the Dow, up over 3% for the week.
  **In 2009, the top Dow performer by % gain is GM, for the second week in a row, up almost 23% YTD
-Bank of America [BAC  Loading...      ()   ] had the most negative impact on the Dow & the S&P 500, down almost 45% for the week
  **Bank of America (BAC) is also the worst Dow & S&P performer in 2009 by % loss, down over 49% YTD.
-Altria [MO  Loading...      ()   ] had the most positive impact on the S&P 500, up almost 9% for the week.
  **American Capital (ACAS) is the top performer in the S&P in 2009 by % gain for the second week in a row, up over 41% YTD
-Research in Motion [RIMM  Loading...      ()   ] had the most positive impact on the NASDAQ 100, up almost 8% for the week.
  **Sears Holding (SHLD) is the top NASDAQ 100 performer in 2009 by % gain, up almost 27% YTD
-Apple [AAPL  Loading...      ()   ] had the most negative impact on the NASDAQ 100, down over 9% for the week.
  **Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the worst NASDAQ 100 performer in 2009 by % loss for the second week in a row, down over 21% YTD


Ten out of ten S&P sectors were negative for the week led by Financials down over 16% for the week, and down almost 23% in 2009.  Health Care was the least negative sector, down 0.25% for the week. For the year, Utilities are the least negative sector, down 0.64% in 2009.
Financials were dragged down by Citigroup [C  Loading...      ()   ], down over 48% for the week.
*Only 6 Financials are positive YTD:  ACAS, SLM, DDR, FII, MCO, MBI
Health Care was helped by Life Technologies [LIFE  Loading...      ()   ], up over 19% for the week.


Oil for February delivery settled at $36.51 per barrel, while the March contract was trading over $42/bbl.
Gas Prices: The AAA current national average for regular gas is $1.816 per gallon, down 40.34% from a year ago when the average was $3.044. 
-The highest recorded average price by AAA was on 7/17/2008, when the national average was $4.114 per gallon.


The US government's rescue of Bank of America weighed on the dollar stemming safe-haven flows, though the dollar did gain against the yen.


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