US equities initially rose, then fell hard, then slowly recovered to unchanged. They were helped out by a curiously-strong drop in US short-dated Treasury yields in what could have been a move ahead of airstrikes in Yemen.

SPX 5 mins d
SPX 5 mins

On the day:

  • S&P 500 -0.1%
  • Nasdaq Comp flat
  • DJIA flat
  • Russell 2000 -0.7%
  • Toronto TSX Comp -0.3%