Daily Market Commentary for January 21, 2011

Dow Components

One of the 30 Dow components gave stocks a boost today after reporting better than expected earnings. (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) gain 49.45 points, EOD 11,872.25
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 28.20, EOD 8,076.72
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) shed 14.58 points, EOD 2,689.71
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 2.9 points, EOD 1,283.16
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 27.74 points, EOD 2,653.98
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 52.61 points, EOD 4,017.45
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 28.34 points, EOD 5,896.25
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 162.79 points, EOD 10,274.52

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,624, declined stock prices 1,439, unchanged stock prices 91, stock prices hitting new highs 78 and stock prices hitting new lows 15. 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: CRM gain 0.47, HOD 135.37, LOD 132.00, EOD 132.26; AGQ shed 0.37, HOD 125.36, LOD 121.52, EOD 124.25; ESI gain 2.25, HOD 71.77, LOD 69.21, EOD 71.73; CLF shed 2.59, HOD 86.22, LOD 81.39, EOD 81.66; NAT shed 1.18, HOD 25.91, LOD 24.05, EOD 24.46.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,128, declined stock prices 1,552, unchanged stock prices 106, stock prices hitting new highs 61 and stock prices hitting new lows 23. 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: FFIV gain 0.82, HOD 113.82, LOD 109.66, EOD 109.97; BIDU shed 0.56, HOD 107.81, LOD 104.90, EOD 105.10; ACOR shed 3.86, HOD 24.38, LOD 22.75, EOD 23.97; NFLX shed 2.91, HOD 185.58, LOD 181.69, EOD 182.09; REDF shed 0.06, HOD 8.80, LOD 7.88, EOD 8.07; NANO unchanged, HOD 16.54, LOD 15.72, EOD 15.83; UTEK shed 0.00, HOD 22.28, LOD 21.71, EOD 21.78; ININ shed 0.47, HOD 32.89, LOD 31.71, EOD 31.86.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 260, declined stock prices 229, unchanged stock prices 27, stock prices hitting new highs 8 and stock prices hitting new lows 5.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1279.75; Change 3.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,267.50; Change -14.00
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 11,822; Change 48
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 10,300; Change -180

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7346 to U.S. Dollars 1.36
Japanese Yen 82.5850 to U.S. Dollars 0.0121
British Pound 0.6248 to U.S. Dollars 1.6000
Canadian Dollar 0.9938 to U.S. Dollars 1.01
Swiss Franc 0.9590 to U.S. Dollars 1.04

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (March 11) shed $0.48, EOD $89.11 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (February 11) gain $0.02, EOD $2.65 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (February 11) gain $0.04, EOD $4.74 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (February 11) gain $0.03, EOD $2.46 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (February 11) shed $5.50, EOD $1,341.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (March 11) shed $0.04, EOD $27.43 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (April 11) gain $3.70, EOD $1,822.30 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (March 11) gain $0.03, EOD $4.31 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (April 11) shed $0.17, EOD $86.58
Pork Bellies (February 11) unchanged, EOD $106.00
Live Cattle (April 11) shed $0.77, EOD $112.68
Feeder Cattle (March 11) shed $0.75, EOD $125.55

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (March 11) gain $3.25, EOD $657.25
Soybeans (March 11) shed $2.00, EOD $1,412.25

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