A great start to the shortened week for the markets as all the major indices finish at session highs. The Nasdaq led the way with a 98 point pop (2.27%). The S&P 500 posted a nice 30 point gain (1.64%), and the Dow finished up 220 (1.38%)Shares of Groupon
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Apple pay gets a boost today as the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China says that Apple pay mobile system will go live in China on February 18th. This marks a global domination for Apple
Lastly, oil suffered a small 1.4% decline today after OPEC agreed to freeze production at its current levels. This was seen as negative news for oil as, just last week OPEC suggested that they would consider cutting production... not freezing it. Initially oil popped on the news but then sellers took control and oil closed near session lows.