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The Dow decreased 144.33 points (or 1.39%) closing at 10271.21, the Nasdaq was down 36.75 points (or 1.66%) to finish at 2178.95 and the S&P was down 18.53 points (or 1.69%) to finish at 1075.63.

Today's movement came from lower than avg. volume on the NYSE and higher than avg. volume on the Nasdaq (NYSE 1073 closing avg of 1326 Nasdaq 2141, 2070), with decliners outpacing advancers (NYSE 551/2452 Nasdaq 500/2134, and with new lows outpacing new highs (NYSE new highs/new lows 147/75, and NASDAQ new highs/new lows 24/139).

ETF relative strength: VIX vol index- VXX +4.4%, VXZ +2.4%, US Treasuries & fixed income- TLT +1.6%, TLH +0.8%, IEF +0.5%, AGG +0.3%, IEI +0.2%, BND +0.2%, Swiss Franc currency shares- FXF +1.0%, cocoa- NIB +0.9%, Thailand- THD +0.8%, coffee- JO +0.7%, India- INP +0.7%, livestock commods.- COW +0.6%, cotton- BAL +0.4%, Ag commods- DBA +0.4%.

ETF relative weakness: Solar power- TAN -3.5%, homebuilders & home construction- ITB -3.4%, XHB -2.8%, clean energy- PBW -3.3%, iShares Italy- EWI -3.2%, wind energy- FAN -3.2%, airlines- FAA -3.0%, regional banks- RKH -2.8%, RUT 2000 small caps- IWM -2.7%, water resources- PHO -2.6%, REITS- ICF -2.6%, iShares France- EWQ -2.4%, commercial banks- KBE -2.4%, iShares Sweden- EWD -2.5%, KRE -2.5%, VNQ -2.5%