.A sturdy close in United States equities today would certainly possess signified the 'all-clear' for risk properties. Rather, a 2.5% gain entering the final hour of exchanging was trimmed to 1% at the close.Closing improvements: S&P 500: +1.0% Nasdaq Compensation: +1.0% Russell 2000: +1.5% DJIA: +0.8% Toronto TSX : -0.9% (was closed for holiday season the other day).This post was composed by Adam Switch at www.forexlive.com.