Daily Market Commentary for June 21, 2010

Chinese Currency

China announced Saturday that the Chinese currency will now be allowed to appreciate against the dollar. (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 8.23 points, EOD 10,442.41
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 9.38, EOD 6,978.86
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) shed 21.47 points, EOD 2,288.33
S&P 500 (SPX) shed 4.39 points, EOD 1,113.12
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 20.91 points, EOD 2,549.84
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 48.94 points, EOD 3,736.15
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 48.27 points, EOD 5,299.11
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) triple digit gain 242.99 points, EOD 10,238.01

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,291, declined stock prices 1,839, unchanged stock prices 99, stock prices hitting new highs 108 and stock prices hitting new lows 11. 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: CME gain 0.10, HOD 313.38, LOD 305.66, EOD 307.24; BP shed 1.49, HOD 31.18, LOD 30.11, EOD 30.27; RIG shed 0.72, HOD 55.47, LOD 53.01, EOD 53.89.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 904, declined stock prices 1,816, unchanged stock prices 98, stock prices hitting new highs 77 and stock prices hitting new lows 49. 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: BIDU gain 2.27, HOD 78.59, LOD 75.65, EOD 76.36; ISRG gain 1.39, HOD 358.89, LOD 349.14, EOD 351.29; PCLN shed 3.84, HOD 197.22, LOD 187.62, EOD 189.25; AAPL shed 3.90, HOD 279.01, LOD 268.73, EOD 270.17; AFFY shed 15.83, HOD 8.89, LOD 7.08, EOD 7.18; TEVA shed 0.46, HOD 53.88, LOD 52.43, EOD 52.75; SONC shed 0.15, HOD 9.70, LOD 9.21, EOD 9.29.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 190, declined stock prices 296, unchanged stock prices 35, stock prices hitting new highs 13 and stock prices hitting new lows 8.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1108.25; Change 2.00
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 1,893.75; Change -15.75
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 10,381; Change 8
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Mar 10: EOD 766.20; Change -2.70
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 10,150; Change 155

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.8123 to U.S. Dollars 1.2300
Japanese Yen 91.0050 to U.S. Dollars 0.011
British Pound 0.6782 to U.S. Dollars 1.4700
Canadian Dollar 1.0231 to U.S. Dollars 0.9755
Swiss Franc 1.1136 to U.S. Dollars 0.8982

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (July 10) gain $0.64, EOD $77.82 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (July 10) gain $0.01, EOD $2.15 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (July 10) shed $0.12, EOD $4.87 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (July 10) shed $0.00, EOD $2.14 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (June 10) shed $17.50, EOD $1,239.70 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (June 10) shed $0.37, EOD $18.80 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (June 10) gain $3.30, EOD $1,590.30 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (June 10) gain $0.05, EOD $2.94 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (June 10) gain $1.12, EOD $82.00
Pork Bellies (July 10) gain $0.87, EOD $100.00
Live Cattle (June 10) gain $0.82, EOD $90.12
Feeder Cattle (August 10) gain $1.52, EOD $111.70

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (July 10) shed $5.27, EOD $355.00
Soybeans (July 10) gain $2.25, EOD $963.25

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