Highest close since January for the S&P 500. Europe had little...

Highest close since January for the S&P 500. Europe had little change. Shanghai closed at a new recent low, the lowest since Feb. 2016.
The Vaneck Rare Earth ETF has had a bad run of late, down -6.17% over 5 days and down -37.31% from its January high.

S&P 500 up 0.35%
FTSE 100 up 0.06%
DAX Germany down -0.14%

Gold down -0.45% at $1,217.70
Oil up 0.76% at $69.01
Nickel LME up 1.28%
Platinum CME down -1.27%