text:  The Dow finished today up 16 points to 39,128, basically flat. The Nasdaq was up 87 points to 17,805, giving 0.5%. And the S&P 500 up 8 points to 5,477, gaining 0.2%. Gold and silver sold off today while oil prices were also lower. Gold was down $21 to $23.09 an ounce, losing 0.9%. Silver dropped $0.11 to $28.76 a troy ounce, down 0.4%.