Market Commentary, May 3, 2010

The S&P 500 fell 2.5% last week, the biggest slide since January when the S&P 500 was in the midst of a 5-10% pullback. The flight from stocks benefitted Treasuries and precious metals. Treasury 10-year notes ended the month with their first monthly gain since January and gold rose 1.9%, for the week.

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