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Thursday, August 21, 2008, 10:23PM ET - U.S. Markets Closed.
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| Dow | 11,430.21 | +12.78 | +0.11% |
| Nasdaq | 2,380.38 | -8.70 | -0.36% |
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| S&P 500 | 1,277.72 | +3.18 | +0.25% |
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| 10 Yr Bond(%) | 3.8380% | +0.0390 | |
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| IACID | 16.63 | +1.27 | +8.27% |
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| BKS | 24.67 | -1.07 | -4.16% |
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Stocks end mixed on rising oil, financial worries- AP
Wall Street finished mixed Thursday after investors largely shrugged off a jump in oil prices and focused instead on a bullish call on Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. that eased worries about the financial sector.
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See today's average mortgage rates across the country. Source: Bankrate.com
| Loan Type | Today | Last Week |
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| 30 Year Fixed | 6.31% | 6.44% |
| 15 Year Fixed | 5.83% | 5.96% |
| 1 Year ARM | 5.89% | 6.14% |
| 30 Year Fixed Jumbo | 7.40% | 7.53% |
| 5/1 ARM | 5.85% | 5.90% |
| 3/1 ARM | 5.73% | 5.76% |
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