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Daily Market Commentary for January 24, 2011

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Continued reports on 4Q earnings controlled the markets today; no economic data was released. (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) triple digit gain 107.77 points, EOD 11,979.61
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 51.66, EOD 8,157.41
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 26.65 points, EOD 2,716.19
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 7.05 points, EOD 1,290.40
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 8.39 points, EOD 2,662.37
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 15.76 points, EOD 4,033.21
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 47.6 points, EOD 5,943.85
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) gain 70.59 points, EOD 10,345.11

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,156, declined stock prices 919, unchanged stock prices 86, stock prices hitting new highs 133 and stock prices hitting new lows 18. 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: REE shed 0.58, HOD 13.08, LOD 12.14, EOD 12.37; MCP gain 3.83, HOD 47.00, LOD 40.25, EOD 46.82; CRM shed 4.41, HOD 130.58, LOD 126.50, EOD 127.83; CME shed 0.32, HOD 310.99, LOD 307.88, EOD 309.55.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,742, declined stock prices 955, unchanged stock prices 105, stock prices hitting new highs 82 and stock prices hitting new lows 20. 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: CLDA gain 10.14, HOD 25.35, LOD 22.90, EOD 25.17; FSLR gain 8.99, HOD 157.50, LOD 150.22, EOD 156.40; FFIV shed 3.41, HOD 110.46, LOD 104.80, EOD 106.56; BIDU gain 1.26, HOD 106.45, LOD 101.43, EOD 106.36; AAPL gain 10.37, HOD 337.45, LOD 326.72, EOD 337.45.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 286, declined stock prices 201, unchanged stock prices 30, stock prices hitting new highs 7 and stock prices hitting new lows 4.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1286.00; Change 6.25
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,296.50; Change 27.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 11,917; Change 95
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 10,390; Change 85

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7328 to U.S. Dollars 1.36
Japanese Yen 82.4950 to U.S. Dollars 0.0121
British Pound 0.6252 to U.S. Dollars 1.6000
Canadian Dollar 0.9950 to U.S. Dollars 1.00
Swiss Franc 0.9490 to U.S. Dollars 1.05

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (March 11) shed $1.24, EOD $87.87 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (February 11) gain $0.03, EOD $2.62 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (March 11) gain $0.15, EOD $4.58 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (March 11) shed $0.04, EOD $2.44 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (February 11) gain $3.50, EOD $1,344.50 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (March 11) shed $0.10, EOD $27.32 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (April 11) shed $2.70, EOD $1,819.60 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (March 11) gain $0.03, EOD $4.35 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (April 11) shed $0.32, EOD $86.25
Pork Bellies (February 11) gain $0.50, EOD $106.50
Live Cattle (April 11) shed $1.00, EOD $111.68
Feeder Cattle (March 11) unchanged, EOD $125.55

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (March 11) shed $2.00, EOD $655.25
Soybeans (March 11) shed $7.75, EOD $1,404.50

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