Closing Bell: Woes Move from North Africa to Japan (FSLR, BTU, CCJ, CBLI, NDAQ, NYX, BAC, GE, TM)

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Monday could have been far worse. Japan led things south with news that the nuclear reactors were not shut down and could pose serious risks ahead. This sent Japan's NIKKEI 225 down more than 6% and back under the dreaded 10,000 mark. US markets held up better than expected, while news that Saudi troops were being asked to enter into protect Bahrain's infrastructure sent oil back up. US markets came back from larger losses late in the session.



Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:



Dow Jones 11,993.16 -51.24 (-0.43%)

S&P 500 1,296.39 -7.89 (-0.60%)

Nasdaq 2,700.97 -14.64 (-0.54%)



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