 The NASDAQ was up 218 points to 18,647, gaining 1.2%, and the S&P 500 up 56 points to 5,633, gaining 1%. Gold and silver pulled back today, while oil prices also sold off. Gold was down $33 to $23.64 an ounce, losing 1.4%. Silver dropped $0.71 to $30.97 a troy ounce, down 2.3%, while oil prices were down $0.97 to $82.19 a barrel.