.A strong close in US equities today would certainly have indicated the 'all-clear' for risk properties. Rather, a 2.5% increase entering into the final hour of trading was actually whittled down to 1% at the close.Closing improvements: S&P five hundred: +1.0% Nasdaq Comp: +1.0% Russell 2000: +1.5% DJIA: +0.8% Toronto TSX Compensation: -0.9% (was actually shut for holiday last night).This short article was written by Adam Switch at www.forexlive.com.