Daily Market Commentary for June 4, 2010

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Economic data released today:

Nonfarm Payrolls:
U.S. April Payrolls Left Unrevised at +290K; U.S. May Government Payrolls rose 390K; Federal rose 412K; U.S. May Manufacturing Payrolls rose 29K; Service-Producing Payrolls rose 427K; U.S. May Nonfarm Payrolls rose 431K; Compared to Consensus of an increase by 515K.

Unemployment Rate:
U.S. April Unemployment Left Unrevised at 9.9%; U.S. May Unemployment Rate 9.7%; Compared to Consensus of 9.7%; May Nonfarm Payroll Increase is Largest Since March 2000.

Average Weekly Hours:
U.S. May Overall Workweek rose 0.1 Hour to 34.2 Hours; May Census Temporary Hiring rose 411K.

Average Hourly Earnings (MoM):
U.S. May Average Hourly Earnings rose 0.07 to $22.57.

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 321.42 points, EOD 9,933.86
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 260.10, EOD 6,600.33
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) shed 85.53 points, EOD 2,217.50
S&P 500 (SPX) shed 39.83 points, EOD 1,063.00
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 54.6 points, EOD 2,429.67
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 101.37 points, EOD 3,455.61
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 85.18 points, EOD 5,126.00
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 13 points, EOD 9,901.19

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 313, declined stock prices 2,850, unchanged stock prices 57, stock prices hitting new highs 16 and stock prices hitting new lows 41. 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: EOG shed 7.20, HOD 110.59, LOD 101.93, EOD 102.53; CME shed 13.32, HOD 319.49, LOD 309.25, EOD 310.17; ZQK gain 0.12, HOD 5.15, LOD 4.70, EOD 4.75; RIG shed 0.92, HOD 52.24, LOD 49.66, EOD 50.19; BP shed 2.13, HOD 38.99, LOD 37.06, EOD 37.14; V shed 0.16, HOD 73.40, LOD 71.05, EOD 72.16; STP shed 0.26, HOD 9.53, LOD 9.10, EOD 9.09.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 322, declined stock prices 2,406, unchanged stock prices 85, stock prices hitting new highs 18 and stock prices hitting new lows 98. 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: PCLN shed 6.57, HOD 188.80, LOD 177.81, EOD 178.54; FSLR shed 3.12, HOD 115.34, LOD 108.59, EOD 109.84; MATK gain 3.12, HOD 22.86, LOD 20.49, EOD 22.37; CMTL gain 1.87, HOD 31.36, LOD 29.83, EOD 31.15; UPRO shed 14.23, HOD 136.10, LOD 125.43, EOD 127.37; AAPL shed 7.15, HOD 261.90, LOD 254.63, EOD 255.96; CMED gain 1.31, HOD 12.35, LOD 9.40, EOD 11.34; GOOG shed 6.88, HOD 508.65, LOD 497.70, EOD 498.72.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 131, declined stock prices 370, unchanged stock prices 29, stock prices hitting new highs 3 and stock prices hitting new lows 10.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1062.50; Change -41.00
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 1,830.75; Change -67.00
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 9,908; Change -350
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Mar 10: EOD 735.20; Change -33.60
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 9,590; Change -335

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.8395 to U.S. Dollars 1.2000
Japanese Yen 91.5950 to U.S. Dollars 0.0109
British Pound 0.6914 to U.S. Dollars 1.4500
Canadian Dollar 1.0600 to U.S. Dollars 0.9427
Swiss Franc 1.1622 to U.S. Dollars 0.8606

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (July 10) shed $3.10, EOD $71.51 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (June 10) shed $0.08, EOD $1.96 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (July 10) gain $0.10, EOD $4.80 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (June 10) shed $0.08, EOD $2.00 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (June 10) gain $7.90, EOD $1,216.20 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (June 10) shed $0.63, EOD $17.29 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (June 10) shed $17.60, EOD $1,523.30 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (June 10) shed $0.12, EOD $2.81 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (June 10) shed $1.40, EOD $79.05
Pork Bellies (July 10) shed $1.05, EOD $98.95
Live Cattle (June 10) shed $1.15, EOD $90.95
Feeder Cattle (August 10) shed $0.80, EOD $108.88

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (July 10) shed $9.50, EOD $340.00
Soybeans (July 10) shed $20.00, EOD $935.00

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