Daily Market Commentary for April 25, 2011

Home Sales Rise in March
 
Home Sales Rise in March as inventories of new homes fell to a 43 year low. (Read more at http://www.millennium-traders.com/news/HomeSalesRiseinMarch.aspxMillennium-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 26.11 points, EOD 12,479.88
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 18.31, EOD 8,486.05
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 5.5 points, EOD 2,825.66
S&P 500 (SPX) shed 2.15 points, EOD 1,335.23
BEL 20 (BEL20) unchanged, EOD 2,727.67
CAC 40 (CAC40) unchanged, EOD 4,021.88
FTSE100 (UKX100) unchanged, EOD 6,018.30
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 10.25 points, EOD 9,671.96

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,397, declined stock prices 1,676, unchanged stock prices 117, stock prices hitting new highs 225 and stock prices hitting new lows 22. 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: N/A

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,205, declined stock prices 1,419, unchanged stock prices 132, stock prices hitting new highs 124 and stock prices hitting new lows 22. 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: N/A

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 190, declined stock prices 307, unchanged stock prices 29, stock prices hitting new highs 28 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 1330.50; Change -0.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,378.75; Change 3.25
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 12,422; Change -12
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 9544; Change -20

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6857 to U.S. Dollars 1.46
Japanese Yen 81.7150 to U.S. Dollars 0.0122
British Pound 0.6060 to U.S. Dollars 1.6500
Canadian Dollar 0.9544 to U.S. Dollars 1.05
Swiss Franc 0.8808 to U.S. Dollars 1.14

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (June 11) shed $0.01, EOD $112.28 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (May 11) shed $0.01, EOD $3.20 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (May 11) shed $0.02, EOD $4.39 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (May 11) gain $0.00, EOD $3.28 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (June 11) gain $5.30, EOD $1,509.10 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (May 11) gain $1.09, EOD $47.15 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (July 11) gain $7.40, EOD $1,828.10 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (May 11) shed $0.09, EOD $4.30 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (June 11) shed $1.45, EOD $98.60
Pork Bellies (February 12) unchanged, EOD $120.00
Live Cattle (June 11) shed $2.37, EOD $112.85
Feeder Cattle (August 11) shed $3.00, EOD $133.95

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (July 11) gain $24.50, EOD $769.00
Soybeans (November 11) unchanged, EOD $1,382.50

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