.A sturdy close in United States equities today would certainly have signalled the 'all-clear' for threat resources. Instead, a 2.5% increase entering the last hour of exchanging was whittled down to 1% at the close.Closing modifications: S&P 500: +1.0% Nasdaq Compensation: +1.0% Russell 2000: +1.5% DJIA: +0.8% Toronto TSX Compensation: -0.9% (was closed for holiday last night).This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.