Daily Market Commentary for November 3, 2009

Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway announced Tuesday it will purchase railroad operating company Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp; Buffet's company will spend a reported $34 billion. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

Factory Orders:
U.S. Factory Orders rose 0.9% in September compared to consensus of an increase by 0.8%; September Factory Orders, Excluding Transportation, rose 0.8%; September Factory Orders, Excluding Defense, rose 0.7%; September Durable Goods Revised to rise 1.4% from an increase by 1.0%; August Factory Orders Unrevised at -0.8%.

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 28.11 points, EOD 9,761.33
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 27.76, EOD 6,812.70
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 5.34 points, EOD 2,054.54
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 1.92 point, EOD 1,044.80
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 46.32 points, EOD 2,351.09
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 55.21 points, EOD 3,584.25
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 67.29 points, EOD 5,037.21
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) unchanged, EOD 9,802.95

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,887 declined stock prices 1,189, unchanged stock prices 79, stock prices hitting new highs 37 and stock prices hitting new lows 12. 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: MA shed 3.45, HOD 226.15, LOD 210.13, EOD 219.20; RL gain 1.76, HOD 79.98, LOD 76.34, EOD 78.47; AIG gain 4.91, HOD 40.09, LOD 33.50, EOD 39.22; ICE shed 1.52, HOD 103.79, LOD 96.50, EOD 101.31; GS gain 0.93, HOD 172.16, LOD 168.74, EOD 171.61; CME shed 4.04, HOD 305.95, LOD 298.95, EOD 301.56.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,645, declined stock prices 1,097, unchanged stock prices 114, stock prices hitting new highs 33 and stock prices hitting new lows 42. 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: AAPL shed 0.56, HOD 189.52, LOD 185.92, EOD 188.75; DLLR gain 3.29, HOD 21.98, LOD 20.02, EOD 21.39; FSLR gain 2.81, HOD 125.26, LOD 120.09, EOD 124.51; BIDU gain 7.59, HOD 384.52, LOD 369.12, EOD 383.04; CTSH gain 3.17, HOD 42.40, LOD 40.85, EOD 41.97; PEET gain 3.88, HOD 39.66, LOD 33.42, EOD 38.44; SHOO shed 1.79, HOD 41.23, LOD 37.11, EOD 38.92; RIMM gain 3.87, HOD 60.14, LOD 55.38, EOD 59.61; WYNN gain 2.40, HOD 56.80, LOD 52.54, EOD 56.13; PCLN gain 1.92, HOD 166.77, LOD 159.30, EOD 164.50.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 280, declined stock prices 233, unchanged stock prices 43, stock prices hitting new highs 10 and stock prices hitting new lows 6.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Dec 09: EOD 1040.75; Change 1.75
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Dec 09: EOD 1,676.00; Change 7.00
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Dec 09: EOD 9,712; Change -23
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Dec 09: EOD 668.40; Change 8.80
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Dec 09: EOD 9,790; Change 0

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6799 U.S. Dollars 1.4707
Japanese Yen 90.3500 to U.S. Dollars 0.0111
British Pound 0.6095 to U.S. Dollars 1.6406
Canadian Dollar 1.0683 to U.S. Dollars 0.9361
Swiss Franc 1.0267 to U.S. Dollars 0.9740

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (December 09) gain $0.37, EOD $78.50 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (December 09) gain $0.03, EOD $2.07 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (December 09) shed $0.10, EOD $4.92 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (December 09) shed $0.03, EOD $1.96 a gallon ($US per gallon) 

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 09) gain $30.90, EOD $1,084.90 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 09) gain $0.74, EOD $17.18 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 09) gain $18.10, EOD $1,356.20 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 09) gain $0.01, EOD $2.96 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 09) shed $0.18, EOD $57.55
Pork Bellies (February 10) shed $0.15, EOD $89.15
Live Cattle (December 09) shed $0.53, EOD $85.70
Feeder Cattle (January 10) shed $0.30, EOD $95.28

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) gain $7.75, EOD $390.00
Soybeans (January 10) gain $12.50, EOD $1,010.50

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 100 5/32, change 1/32, Yield 0.91, Yield change -0.01
5 year EOD 100 2/32, change -4/32, Yield 2.35, Yield change 0.02
10 year EOD 101 8/32, change -15/32, Yield 3.47, Yield change 0.06                     
30 year EOD 103 22/32, change -1 7/32, Yield 4.33, change 0.07

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