Daily Market Commentary for January 12, 2009 from Millennium-Traders.Com

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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) triple digit loss of 125.13 points to end the trading session at 8,474.05
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) triple digit loss of 151.33 points to end the trading session at 5,551.04
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) loss of 32.80 points to end the trading session at 1,538.79
S&P 500 (SPX) loss of 20.09 points to end the trading session at 870.26
FTSE All-World Index data excluding U.S. (AW01UK) loss of 3.35 points to end the trading session at 146.19
FTSE RAFI 1000 loss of 86.80 points to end the trading session at 3,341.26
BEL 20 (BEL20) loss of 3.41 points to end the trading session at 1,970.54
CAC 40 (CAC40) loss of 53.38 points to end the trading session at 3,246.12
FTSE100 (UKX100) loss of 22.35 points to end the trading session at 4,426.19
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) unchanged at the end the trading session at 8,836.80

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 741, declined stock prices 2,378, unchanged stock prices 74, stock prices hitting new highs 4 and stock prices hitting new lows 21. 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: CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) stock price shed 0.76 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $25.99, low on the trading session $24.60, with a closing stock price at $24.93; Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) stock price shed 1.47 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $25.90, low on the trading session $24.01, with a closing stock price at $24.35; ProShares Ultrashort Real Estate (NYSE: SRS) stock price gained 6.95 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $67.32, low on the trading session $59.40, with a closing stock price at $65.31; Potash Corporation (NYSE: POT) stock price shed 9.93 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $82.66, low on the trading session $73.17, with a closing stock price at $74.09; Transocean Limited (NYSE: RIG) stock price shed 3.97 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $53.74, low on the trading session $49.61, with a closing stock price at $50.53; PowerShares DB Crude Oil (NYSE: DTO) stock price gained 12.35 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $170.02, low on the trading session $163.00, with a closing stock price at $168.45; Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) stock price shed 4.43 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $45.00, low on the trading session $40.75, with a closing stock price at $41.56; Vornado Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE: VNO) stock price shed 3.10 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $54.86, low on the trading session $51.23 with a closing stock price at $51.98; Prudential Financial Incorporated (NYSE: PRU) stock price shed 4.13 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $31.84, low on the trading session $27.25, with a closing stock price at $27.75; ProShares Ultrashort Financials (NYSE: SKF) stock price gained 12.00 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $133.81, low on the trading session $119.50, with a closing stock price at $130.46; ProShares Ultrashort S&P 500 (NYSE: SDS) stock price gained 3.40 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $76.28, low on the trading session $72.27, with a closing stock price at $75.35; CME Group Incorporated (NYSE: CME) stock price gained 0.15 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $191.42, low on the trading session $185.00, with a closing stock price at $188.38.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 706, declined stock prices 2,110, unchanged stock prices 107, stock prices hitting new highs 6 and stock prices hitting new lows 30. 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: Baidu Incorporated (NasdaqGS: BIDU) stock price shed 4.30 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $121.99, low on the trading session $113.50, with a closing stock price at $116.34; Rambus Incorporated (NasdaqGS: RMBS) stock price shed 0.06 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $11.66, low on the trading session $10.32, with a closing stock price at $11.18; First Solar Incorporated (NasdaqGS: FSLR) stock price shed 11.34 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $159.53, low on the trading session $148.16, with a closing stock price at $151.20; Intuitive Surgical Incorporated (NasdaqGS: ISRG) stock price gained 0.49 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $105.90, low on the trading session $100.20, with a closing stock price at $102.29.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 242, declined stock prices 357, unchanged stock prices 69, stock prices hitting new highs 5 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 09: End of trading session price 866.25; Change for the trading session -19.25
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 09: End of trading session price 1,201.50; Change for the trading session -20.00
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 09: End of trading session price 8,439; Change for the trading session -84
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Mar 09: End of trading session price 514.00; Change for the trading session -12.80
E-mini S&P Small Cap 600 (HS) Mar 09: End of trading session price 8,455; Change for the trading session -225

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7479 to U.S. Dollars 1.3370
Japanese Yen 89.120 to U.S. Dollars 0.0112
British Pound 0.6745 to U.S. Dollars 1.4826
Canadian Dollar 1.2162 to U.S. Dollars 0.8222
Swiss Franc 1.1147 to U.S. Dollars 0.8971

COMMODITY MARKETS:

Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (February 09) shed $3.24 on the trading session for a closing price of $37.59 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (February 09) shed $0.01 on the trading session for a closing price of $1.47 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (March 09) gained $0.02 on the trading session for a closing price of $5.50 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (February 09) shed $0.03 on the trading session for a closing price of $1.08 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (February 09) shed $34.00 on the trading session for a closing price of $821.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (March 09) shed $0.57 on the trading session for a closing price of $10.75 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (April 09) shed $31.60 on the trading session for a closing price of $964.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (March 09) shed $0.07 on the trading session for a closing price of $1.49 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (February 09) shed 0.98 on the trading session for a closing price of 61.48
Pork Bellies (February 09) gained 0.98 on the trading session for a closing price of 84.55
Live Cattle (February 09) shed 0.20 on the trading session for a closing price of 82.90
Feeder Cattle (March 09) gained 0.65 on the trading session for a closing price of 93.33

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (March 09) shed 30.00 on the trading session for a closing price of 380.75
Soybeans (March 09) shed 70.00 on the trading session for a closing price of 966.00

BOND MARKET:

2 year Bond Closing price 100 8/32, change 1/32, Yield 0.74, Yield change -0.01
5 year Bond closing price of 100 9/32, change 11/32, Yield 1.43, Yield change -0.15
10 year Bond closing price 112 19/32, change 27/32, Yield 2.31, Yield change -0.09
30 year Bond closing price 129 12/32, change 1 22/32, Yield 2.98, Yield change 0.08

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