Daily Market Commentary for August 10, 2009

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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 40.05 points, EOD 9,330.02
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 36.66, EOD 6,550.05
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) shed 9.33 points, EOD 1,990.92
S&P 500 (SPX) shed 3.93 points, EOD 1,006.55
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 41.77 points, EOD 2,294.44
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 16.6 points, EOD 3,504.54
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 9.36 points, EOD 4,722.20
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) triple digit gain 112.7 points, EOD 10,524.26

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,461, declined stock prices 1,636, unchanged stock prices 77, stock prices hitting new highs 87 and stock prices hitting new lows 3. 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: APA gain 1.34, HOD 88.46, LOD 86.01, EOD 88.40; CME shed 3.04, HOD 287.90, LOD 281.54, EOD 282.93; RTP shed 8.19, HOD 156.82, LOD 153.68, EOD 155.52; OCN gain 2.06, HOD 10.71, LOD 8.85, EOD 10.13; BKS gain 0.97, HOD 28.78, LOD 24.00, EOD 25.01; POT shed 0.53, HOD 97.41, LOD 95.61, EOD 96.45; GGC gain 8.32, HOD 36.35, LOD 27.01, EOD 35.65; AZO shed 3.34, HOD 151.00, LOD 146.67, EOD 147.98; SWM gain 4.86, HOD 48.50, LOD 43.00, EOD 47.90; FAS shed 1.46, HOD 77.40, LOD 72.53, EOD 74.63; ARD shed 0.97, HOD 30.25, LOD 29.25, EOD 29.56; RBS shed 1.10, HOD 15.25, LOD 14.72, EOD 14.92; AIG gain 1.56, HOD 29.89, LOD 27.90, EOD 28.70; AXP shed 0.35, HOD 32.97, LOD 31.97, EOD 32.34; BBY shed 2.09, HOD 38.61, LOD 37.21, EOD 37.66; STT shed 1.29, HOD 54.11, LOD 51.26, EOD 52.57.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,324, declined stock prices 1,414 unchanged stock prices 123, stock prices hitting new highs 53 and stock prices hitting new lows 8. 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: FSLR gain 0.87, HOD 147.87, LOD 144.63, EOD 147.34; PCLN gain 18.92, HOD 150.88, LOD 142.00, EOD 150.24; BIDU gain 4.84, HOD 354.55, LOD 346.51, EOD 351.88; GMCR gain 1.92, HOD 69.90, LOD 67.58, EOD 67.98; DISH gain 0.88, HOD 20.38, LOD 18.99, EOD 19.30; RIMM shed 3.81, HOD 75.70, LOD 72.93, EOD 73.28; ELON gain 1.75, HOD 11.98, LOD 9.46, EOD 10.05; GENZ gain 2.35, HOD 51.09, LOD 47.09, EOD 50.54; ALGT shed 2.42, HOD 41.74, LOD 39.50, EOD 39.87.
 
Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 259, declined stock prices 288, unchanged stock prices 54, stock prices hitting new highs 21 and stock prices hitting new lows 2.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Sept 09: EOD 1003.50; Change -3.00
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Sept 09: EOD 1,607.00; Change -12.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Sept 09: EOD 9,291; Change -34
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Sept 09: EOD 649.30; Change -1.80
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Sept 09: EOD 10,520; Change -70

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7073 to U.S. Dollars 1.4139
Japanese Yen 97.0900 to U.S. Dollars 0.0103
British Pound 0.6073 to U.S. Dollars 1.6465
Canadian Dollar 1.0886 to U.S. Dollars 0.9186
Swiss Franc 1.0854 to U.S. Dollars 0.9213

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (September 09) shed $0.33, EOD $70.60 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (September 09) gain $0.02, EOD $1.93 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (September 09) shed $0.03, EOD $3.64 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (September 09) gain $0.02, EOD $2.03 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 09) shed $12.60, EOD $946.90 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (September 09) shed $0.31, EOD $14.36 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (October 09) shed $17.60, EOD $1,250.90 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (September 09) shed $0.02, EOD $2.77 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (October 09) gain $0.10, EOD $45.00
Pork Bellies (February 10) no change $0.00, EOD $79.58
Live Cattle (October 09) no change $0.00, EOD $88.35
Feeder Cattle (September 09) shed $0.68, EOD $100.30

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) gain $4.00, EOD $330.50
Soybeans (November 09) shed $28.50, EOD $1,010.00

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 99 16/32, change 3/32, Yield 1.24, Yield change -0.06
5 year EOD 99 10/32, change 7/32, Yield 2.73, Yield change -0.09
10 year EOD 94 3/32, change 11/32, Yield 3.76, Yield change 0.02
30 year EOD 94 25/32, change 17/32, Yield 4.51, change -0.09

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