Daily Market Commentary for October 12, 2009

Gas Prices

Gas Prices over the past two weeks fell over 4 cents pushing the amount per gallon to $2.50. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today: N/A

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 trading session on the world markets as well as the emerging markets including the stock market closing bell price:
DOW (Dow Jones Industrial Average) shed 11.19 points, EOD 9,874.61
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 19.29, EOD 7,031.87
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) shed 0.75 points, EOD 2,139.89
S&P 500 (SPX) shed 2.99 points, EOD 1,073.20
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 27.24 points, EOD 2,532.02
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 44.41 points, EOD 3,801.39
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 56.02 points, EOD 5,154.15
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) unchanged 246.77, EOD 9,731.87

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,307 declined stock prices 1,764, unchanged stock prices 94, stock prices hitting new highs 155 and stock prices hitting new lows 5. 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: RTP gain 1.22, HOD 184.00, LOD 180.36, EOD 182.47; GS shed 2.92, HOD 187.80, LOD 185.10, EOD 187.23; FAS shed 2.30, HOD 87.49, LOD 83.75, EOD 85.91; AIG gain 0.13, HOD 45.67, LOD 43.80, EOD 44.53; PIR gain 0.44, HOD 5.40, LOD 4.68, EOD 4.85; CME gain 6.43, HOD 304.82, LOD 295.14, EOD 304.22; MDC gain 1.37, HOD 37.99, LOD 35.84, EOD 37.41.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1.214, declined stock prices 1,477, unchanged stock prices 137, stock prices hitting new highs 104 and stock prices hitting new lows 14. 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: ININ gain 3.74, HOD 23.24, LOD 19.73, EOD 22.81; VNDA shed 0.41, HOD 13.21, LOD 10.94, EOD 11.04; FSLR shed 5.68, HOD 158.98, LOD 154.32, EOD 154.32; ISRG gain 4.36, HOD 258.17, LOD 241.60, EOD 249.64; VASC gain 0.26, HOD 9.80, LOD 8.61, EOD 8.61; CATY gain 0.47, HOD 9.65, LOD 8.76, EOD 9.54; BIDU shed 5.99, HOD 414.70, LOD 404.37, EOD 407.50; WYNN gain 0.12, HOD 67.53, LOD 65.06, EOD 66.00; OPTT gain 2.40, HOD 8.79, LOD 5.50, EOD 7.72; VPRT shed 1.39, HOD 48.46, LOD 46.76, EOD 48.45.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 279, declined stock prices 256, unchanged stock prices 52, stock prices hitting new highs 23 and stock prices hitting new lows 1.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Dec 09: EOD 1069.75; Change -1.75
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Dec 09: EOD 1,728.00; Change 0.25
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Dec 09: EOD 9,817; Change -2
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Dec 09: EOD 698.00; Change -2.00
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Dec 09: EOD 10,035; Change -50

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6744 U.S. Dollars 1.4828
Japanese Yen 89.7500 to U.S. Dollars 0.0111
British Pound 0.6293 to U.S. Dollars 1.5890
Canadian Dollar 1.0360 to U.S. Dollars 0.9653
Swiss Franc 1.0232 to U.S. Dollars 0.9773

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (November 09) gain $0.88, EOD $74.15 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (November 09) gain $0.03, EOD $1.95 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (November 09) shed $0.29, EOD $4.59 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (November 09) gain $0.03, EOD $1.83 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 09) gain $7.50, EOD $1,065.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 09) gain $0.02, EOD $17.84 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 09) gain $13.40, EOD $1,360.70 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 09) shed $0.06, EOD $2.79 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 09) shed $0.15, EOD $53.68
Pork Bellies (February 10) shed $2.15, EOD $82.75
Live Cattle (December 09) shed $0.63, EOD $84.68
Feeder Cattle (November 09) shed $1.05, EOD $93.13

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) gain $0.50, EOD $381.75
Soybeans (November 09) shed $6.00, EOD $993.00

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 100 7/32, change 6/32, Yield 0.88, Yield change -0.09
5 year EOD 100 16/32, change 13/32, Yield 2.26, Yield change -0.08
10 year EOD 102 17/32, change 18/32, Yield 3.31, Yield change -0.07
30 year EOD 105 22/32, change 1 2/32, Yield 4.16, change -0.06

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