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U.S stocks are falling with transportation shares leading declines following deadly

bombings in Brussels that jolted markets and fuel demand for haven assets like

treasuries and gold.

We check the markets every 15 minutes throughout the trading day on Bloomberg.

The S&P 500 is down half percent or 10 points to 2041.

Now Jones Industrial Average down 4 tens percent or 74 points to 17,540.

The NASDAQ's down 4 tens percent or 18 points to 4790.

10-year Treasury up 8.30 seconds.

The yield 1.88 percent.

The yield on the 2-year 0.84 percent.

9x crude oil down 1.3 percent or 55 cents to $40.97 a barrel.

Comex gold up 1% or $12.20 to 12.50.60 an ounce.

The euro, a dollar 1228, the yen won 1.12.28 the year 1.62 and US home prices rose in January as shoppers

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