And now, a look at the numbers... Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI - 13,494.61)Hewlett-Packard Company ( HPQ )HD Both the S&P 500 Index (SPX - 1,450.99) and Nasdaq Composite (COMP - 3,135.23) maintained their early momentum and crossed the finish line with modest gains. Oil futures racked up a second straight loss today, as global demand concerns took a front seat to a surprise drop in domestic inventories. Better-than-expected service-sector and employment data helped gold futures to a narrow victory today, as speculators appeared to up their positions on the commodity as an inflationary hedge.