.A sturdy close in United States equities today will have indicated the 'all-clear' for danger resources. Rather, a 2.5% increase entering into the final hour of trading was whittled down to 1% at the close.Closing modifications: S&P 500: +1.0% Nasdaq Comp: +1.0% Russell 2000: +1.5% DJIA: +0.8% Toronto TSX Compensation: -0.9% (was closed for vacation the other day).This post was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.