THE CLOSE

Markets came back into the the last hour of the day and it seemed like there was a bid under the market depsite the volatility.

Strong sectors inlcuded financials, shipping and metals while semis, real estate, gaming and tech lagged.

NYSE- 265 net green;

NAZ- 700 net red;

NDX- 9 GREEN;

OEX- 40 GREEN;

VIX-unchanged near 55.5;

OK - not much else to say except its volatile and fading the trend seems to be the way for now- yeah easy-

And any shot we saw some of this action last week?

Ooops Breaking News- another economic recovery plan from John McCain.