Mike Santoli’s market notes: Markets take a look at dip-buyers, Walmart’s weak spot, yields pattern up

That is the day by day pocket book of Mike Santoli, CNBC’s senior markets commentator, with concepts about traits, shares and market statistics.

• The market retains testing the dip-buyers’ resolve. 5 of the previous six classes, a morning drop to or close to the three,900 space on the S&P 500 discovered bidders, although immediately solely tentatively. There’s all the time the query of whether or not that is utilizing up essential shopping for gas or proving the market’s sturdiness. Could possibly be each in various levels. The tape continues to show a mixture of resilience and fatigue.