Daily Market Commentary for September 11, 2008 from Millennium-Traders.Com

Seven years ago today, the world changed as we had once known it. (read more)

At the NYSE closing bell on the New York Stock Exchange, here is how the major world indices and major U.S. stock indices ended the session on the world market as well as the emerging markets including the stock market closing bell price:
DOW (Dow Jones Industrial Average) triple digit gain of 164.79 points on the day to end the trading session at 11,433.71
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain of 53.99 points to end the trading session at 8,011.25
NASDAQ gain of 29.52 points to end the trading session at 2,228.22
S&P 500 gain of 17.01 points to end the trading session at 1,249.05
FTSE All-World excluding - U.S. loss of 0.16 points to end the trading session at 206.18
FTSE RAFI 1000 gain of 59.04 points to end the trading session at 4,975.15
BEL 20 (BEL20) loss of 34.32 points to end the trading session at 3,021.06
CAC 40 (CAC40) loss of 34.59 points to end the trading session at 4,249.07
FTSE100 (UKX100) loss of 47.8 points to end the trading session at 5,318.40
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) loss of 54.02 points to end the trading session at 12,346.63 - data for September 10

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the day:
Advanced stock prices 1,329; declined stock prices 1,890; unchanged stock prices 78; stock prices hitting new highs 19 and stock prices hitting new lows 378.
NYSE quotes for volatile stocks and market trends, as well as stock quotes, stock prices and stock symbols of Day Trading Stock Picks on the New York Stock Exchange stock market for Day Trading online and active Day Trading for those who are or would like to be Day Trading for a living: Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated (NYSE: GS) stock price shed 0.56 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $159.42, low on the trading session $149.87 with a closing stock price at $157.03; FactSet Research Systems Incorporated (NYSE: FDS) stock price shed 1.05 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $60.84, low on the trading session $57.53 with a closing stock price at $59.13; Covidien Limited (NYSE: COV) stock price gained 1.59 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $56.95, low on the trading session $54.64 with a closing stock price at $56.68; Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) stock price shed 1.54 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $84.17, low on the trading session $80.42 with a closing stock price at $84.07; Merrill Lynch & Company Incorporated (NYSE: MER) stock price shed 3.87 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $21.15, low on the trading session $18.50 with a closing stock price at $19.43; Allergan Incorporated (NYSE: AGN) stock price gained 5.95 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $61.72, low on the trading session $57.00 with a closing stock price at $60.53; ******* Natural Resources Incorporated (NYSE: PXD) stock price shed 2.04 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $53.59, low on the trading session $49.65 with a closing stock price at $51.46; Cleveland-Cliffs Incorporated (NYSE: CLF) stock price gained 2.23 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $74.75, low on the trading session $67.70 with a closing stock price at $74.19; Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) stock price shed 0.21 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $39.56, low on the trading session $35.63 with a closing stock price at $38.71; Consol Energy Incorporated (NYSE: CNX) stock price gained 2.14 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $54.70, low on the trading session $48.43 with a closing stock price at $54.53; Diebold Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) stock price shed 2.27 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $37.08, low on the trading session $32.83 with a closing stock price at $35.22; Sotheby's Corporation (NYSE: BID) stock price shed 2.11 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $24.86, low on the trading session $22.75 with a closing stock price at $23.03; CME Group Incorporated (NYSE: CME) stock price shed 0.82 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $342.50, low on the trading session $315.32 with a closing stock price at $331.38; Ultrashort Financial Corporation (NYSE: SKF) stock price shed 4.31 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $124.56, low on the trading session $112.06 with a closing stock price at $112.51.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators today:
Advanced stock prices 1,278; declined stock prices 1,590; unchanged stock prices 127; stock prices hitting new highs 13; stock prices hitting new lows 258.
NASDAQ quotes, volatile stocks and market trends, as well as stock quotes, stock prices and stock symbols of Day Trading Stock Picks on the NASDAQ stock market for Day Trading online and active Day Trading for those who are or would like to be Day Trading for a living: Kenexa Corporation (NasdaqGS: KNXA) stock price shed 5.58 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $17.35, low on the trading session $15.76 with a closing stock price at $16.55; Actel Corporation (NasdaqGS: ACTL) stock price gained 0.48 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $12.36, low on the trading session $10.75 with a closing stock price at $11.79; Joy Global Incorporated (NasdaqGS: JOYG) stock price gained 3.35 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $50.29, low on the trading session $45.49 with a closing stock price at $48.32; Taleo Corporation (NasdaqGS: TLEO) stock price shed 1.74 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $21.00, low on the trading session $19.46 with a closing stock price at $20.04; Google Incorporated (NasdaqGS: GOOG) stock price gained 11.56 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $435.09, low on the trading session $406.38 with a closing stock price at $425.72; InterDigital Incorporated (NasdaqGS: IDCC) stock price shed 2.73 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $25.86, low on the trading session $21.53 with a closing stock price at $23.33; First Solar Incorporated (NasdaqGS: FSLR) stock price shed 1.25 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $215.89, low on the trading session $196.80 with a closing stock price at $210.00; Baidu.com Incorporated (NasdaqGS: BIDU) stock price gained 19.06 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $283.89, low on the trading session $253.64 with a closing stock price at $283.16.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for today:
Advanced stock prices 442; declined stock prices 751; unchanged stock prices 67; stock prices hitting new highs 12; stock prices hitting new lows 197.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market activity for the day, at time of this posting for September 2008 Contracts:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) end of day price 1,250.75 change 0.25
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) end of day price 1,776.25, change 0.75
E-mini S&P SmallCap 600 (SMP) end of day price 380.60, change 0.00
$5 DJIA (YM) end of day price 11,455 change 0

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7162 to U.S. Dollars 1.3962
Japanese Yen 107.040 to U.S. Dollars 0.0093
British Pound 0.5703 to U.S. Dollars 1.7535
Canadian Dollar 1.0772 to U.S. Dollars 0.9283
Swiss Franc 1.1404 to U.S. Dollars 0.8769

Commodity Markets:
Energy Sector: Light Crude (NYMEX: NYM) shed $1.71 on the day for a closing price of $100.87 a barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (NYMEX: NYM) gained $0.01 on the day for a closing price of $2.92 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (NYMEX: NYM) shed $0.15 on the day for a closing price of $7.25 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (NYMEX: NYM) gained $0.09 on the day for a closing price of $2.75 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets:
Gold Market Price (COMEX: CMX) shed $17.50 on the day for a closing price of $745.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (COMEX: CMX) shed $0.34 on the day for a closing price of $10.56 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (NYMEX: NYM) shed $39.80 on the day for a closing price of $1,152.20 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (COMEX: CMX) gained $0.01 on the day for a closing price of $3.12 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 1.13 on the day for a closing price of 68.63
Pork Bellies (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 1.18 on the day for a closing price of 86.90
Live Cattle (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 0.40 on the day for a closing price of 102.05
Feeder Cattle (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) shed 0.33 on the day for a closing price of 108.58

Other Commodities (cents per bushel):
Corn (Chicago Board of Trade: CBT) shed 3.50 on the day for a closing price of 533.25
Soybeans (Chicago Board of Trade: CBT) shed 2.00 on the day for a closing price of 1,176.00

Bond Market:
2 year bond had not change on the day for a closing price of 100 10/32 with a Yield of 2.20, Yield Change 0.00
5 year bond had not change on the day for a closing price of 101 1/32 with a Yield of 2.89, Yield Change -0.01
10 year bond gained 1/32 on the day for a closing price of 103 2/32 with a Yield of 3.62, Yield Change -0.01
30 year bond gained 6/32 on the day for a closing price of 104 25/32 with a Yield of 4.21, Yield Change -0.01

Thanks for reading
Millennium-Traders.Com