Markets rally into the close after weak open $EURUSD

The Dow retreated from a 4 year high whilst the NASDAQ eked out a small gain overnight. The market opened poorly due to weaker than expected ADP Employment Data. The markets attention now turns to Friday's US Non Farm Payrolls data
Energy and financials fell the most among the S&P sectors while Homebuilders and Retailers rallied later in the session to help pair some of the earlier losses. Homebuilders were buoyed by a report that showed sales by homebuilders rose to their highest level in 6 years
Visa Q2 profit soared 47% and Net Income increased from USD881M to USD1.29Billion after customer credit and debit spending increased
Chesapeake Energy Corp fell 14.59% due to disappointing earnings and reports that its CEO and Chairman Aubrey McClendon also ran a USD200M commodity hedge fund whilst working at Chesapeake
DOW –0.08%, S&P500 –0.25%, NASDAQ +0.31%
USD was stronger against the EUR as EU employment increased
Gold was weaker before rallying and Crude fell on higher inventories