Daily Market Commentary for December 21, 2010

Chrysler Financial

Stocks were rising this morning after news that Toronto-Dominion Bank was buying Chrysler Financial from private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP. (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) gain 56.46 points, EOD 11,534.59
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 58.63, EOD 7,905.59
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 17.74 points, EOD 2,667.30
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 7.56 points, EOD 1,254.64
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 16.16 points, EOD 2,631.01
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 42.41 points, EOD 3,927.49
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 60.19 points, EOD 5,951.80
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) triple digit gain 154.12 points, EOD 10,370.53

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,101, declined stock prices 970, unchanged stock prices 94, stock prices hitting new highs 257 and stock prices hitting new lows 37. 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: KMX shed 2.67, HOD 34.50, LOD 32.20, EOD 33.23; LVS shed 0.02, HOD 48.35, LOD 47.11, EOD 47.47; AGQ shed 0.92, HOD 144.41, LOD 140.66, EOD 143.49.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,953, declined stock prices 758, unchanged stock prices 128, stock prices hitting new highs 213 and stock prices hitting new lows 28. 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: NFLX gain 7.82, HOD 186.47, LOD 179.51, EOD 185.97; ITMN shed 1.82, HOD 35.39, LOD 33.70, EOD 34.00; BIDU gain 2.29, HOD 101.50, LOD 99.01, EOD 101.00.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 285, declined stock prices 212, unchanged stock prices 31, stock prices hitting new highs 19 and stock prices hitting new lows 25.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1250.25; Change 9.00
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,233.00; Change 12.75
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 11,479; Change 75
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 10,380; Change 115

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7636 to U.S. Dollars 1.3100
Japanese Yen 83.7550 to U.S. Dollars 0.0119
British Pound 0.6467 to U.S. Dollars 1.55
Canadian Dollar 1.0180 to U.S. Dollars 0.9823
Swiss Franc 0.9590 to U.S. Dollars 1.04

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (February 11) gain $0.45, EOD $89.82 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (January 11) gain $0.02, EOD $2.52 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (January 11) gain $0.01, EOD $4.10 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (January 11) gain $0.02, EOD $2.40 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (February 11) gain $2.70, EOD $1,388.80 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (March 11) gain $0.03, EOD $29.39 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 11) gain $11.20, EOD $1,721.70 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (March 11) gain $0.07, EOD $4.28 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (February 11) shed $0.07, EOD $76.00
Pork Bellies (February 11) unchanged, EOD $106.00
Live Cattle (February 11) gain $0.62, EOD $105.85
Feeder Cattle (March 11) gain $0.80, EOD $122.98

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (March 11) gain $2.75, EOD $602.25
Soybeans (March 11) gain $10.50, EOD $1,337.50

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