Stocks Mixed as Traders Await Inflation Report

With no economic reporting today the big board was weighed down by giant industrialists Boeing and Caterpillar.  MBS bonds and Treasuries each has slight gains and oil floated right around the $61 dollar mark for each barrel of West Texas crude.  Tomorrow's big news event will be the Consumer Price Index.  If inflation shows a sharp increase, markets here could react with volatility.  The Dow lost 157 points while the NASDAQ set a new all time high.