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Daily Market Commentary for September 9, 2008 from Millennium-Traders.Com

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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 session on the world market as well as the emerging markets including the stock market closing bell price:
DOW (Dow Jones Industrial Average) triple digit loss of 280.01 points on the day to end the trading session at 11,230.73
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) triple digit loss of 297.47 points to end the trading session at 7,871.15
NASDAQ loss of 59.95 points to end the trading session at 2,209.81
S&P 500 loss of 43.28 points to end the trading session at 1,224.51
FTSE All-World excluding - U.S. loss of 5.33 points to end the trading session at 207.08
FTSE RAFI 1000 triple digit loss of 185.07 points to end the trading session at 4,902.10
BEL 20 (BEL20) loss of 30.63 points to end the trading session at 3,103.85
CAC 40 (CAC40) loss of 46.84 points to end the trading session at 4,293.34
FTSE100 (UKX100) loss of 30.7 points to end the trading session at 5,415.60
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) triple digit loss of 223.81 points to end the trading session at 12,400.65

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the day:
Advanced stock prices 463; declined stock prices 2,752; unchanged stock prices 65; stock prices hitting new highs 32 and stock prices hitting new lows 304.
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: H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) stock price shed 3.55 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $24.99, low on the trading session $23.25 with a closing stock price at $23.86; Highwoods Properties Incorporated (NYSE: HIW) stock price shed 1.71 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $36.09, low on the trading session $34.88 with a closing stock price at $35.75; Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE: KIM) stock price shed 2.33 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $38.98, low on the trading session $37.10 with a closing stock price at $37.60; Alcon Incorporated (NYSE: ACL) stock price gained 2.41 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $168.40, low on the trading session $164.51 with a closing stock price at $167.95; Massey Energy Company (NYSE: MEE) stock price shed 9.35 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $46.02, low on the trading session $38.75 with a closing stock price at $38.90; Walter Industries Incorporated (NYSE: WLT) stock price shed 8.23 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $71.46, low on the trading session $62.00 with a closing stock price at $64.30; Cleveland-Cliffs Incorporated (NYSE: CLF) stock price shed 8.91 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $75.48, low on the trading session $67.57 with a closing stock price at $67.94; CF Industries Holdings Incorporated (NYSE: CF) stock price shed 14.40 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $117.29, low on the trading session $104.53 with a closing stock price at $105.08; Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated (NYSE: LEH) stock price shed 6.36 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $13.10, low on the trading session $7.64 with a closing stock price at $7.79; CME Group Incorporated (NYSE: CME) stock price shed 24.66 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $353.52, low on the trading session $325.59 with a closing stock price at $326.18; Ultrashort Financial Corporation (NYSE: SKF) stock price gained 11.06 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $115.06, low on the trading session $102.63 with a closing stock price at $114.30; Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Incorporated (NYSE: POT) stock price shed 13.08 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $149.40, low on the trading session $139.23 with a closing stock price at $140.25; Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS) stock price shed 8.74 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $105.28, low on the trading session $94.74 with a closing stock price at $96.12; Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) stock price shed 8.56 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $79.82, low on the trading session $70.16 with a closing stock price at $71.39; Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN) stock price shed 7.71 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $93.90, low on the trading session $87.21 with a closing stock price at $87.33.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators today:
Advanced stock prices 590; declined stock prices 2,296; unchanged stock prices 111; stock prices hitting new highs 37; stock prices hitting new lows 195.
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: Parexel International Corporation (NasdaqGS: PRXL) stock price shed 1.57 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $32.33, low on the trading session $29.96 with a closing stock price at $29.96; First Solar Incorporated (NasdaqGS: FSLR) stock price shed 22.68 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $218.91, low on the trading session $199.00 with a closing stock price at $200.00; Baidu.com Incorporated (NasdaqGS: BIDU) stock price shed 21.14 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $278.63, low on the trading session $252.01 with a closing stock price at $253.24.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for today:
Advanced stock prices 293; declined stock prices 894; unchanged stock prices 80; stock prices hitting new highs 15; stock prices hitting new lows 180.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market activity for the day, at time of this posting for September 2008 Contracts:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) end of day price 1,226.50 change -40.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) end of day price 1,728.25, change -32.25
E-mini S&P SmallCap 600 (SMP) end of day price 373.70, change -11.80
$5 DJIA (YM) end of day price 11,244 change -261

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7089 to U.S. Dollars 1.4106
Japanese Yen 107.090 to U.S. Dollars 0.0093
British Pound 0.5689 to U.S. Dollars 1.7578
Canadian Dollar 1.0705 to U.S. Dollars 0.9341
Swiss Franc 1.1294 to U.S. Dollars 0.8854

Commodity Markets:
Energy Sector: Light Crude (NYMEX: NYM) shed $3.08 on the day for a closing price of $103.26 a barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (NYMEX: NYM) shed $0.09 on the day for a closing price of $2.92 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (NYMEX: NYM) gained $0.01 on the day for a closing price of $7.54 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (NYMEX: NYM) shed $0.10 on the day for a closing price of $2.65 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets:
Gold Market Price (COMEX: CMX) shed $10.50 on the day for a closing price of $792.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (COMEX: CMX) shed $0.35 on the day for a closing price of $11.72 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (NYMEX: NYM) shed $90.80 on the day for a closing price of $1,262.10 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (COMEX: CMX) shed $0.01 on the day for a closing price of $3.09 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) shed 1.95 on the day for a closing price of 66.90
Pork Bellies (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 1.00 on the day for a closing price of 84.65
Live Cattle (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) shed 0.40 on the day for a closing price of 102.65
Feeder Cattle (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) shed 0.88 on the day for a closing price of 110.43

Other Commodities (cents per bushel):
Corn (Chicago Board of Trade: CBT) shed 4.50 on the day for a closing price of 544.50
Soybeans (Chicago Board of Trade: CBT) gained 9.00 on the day for a closing price of 1,201.00

Bond Market:
2 year bond gained 6/32 on the day for a closing price of 100 10/32 with a Yield of 2.20, Yield Change -0.11
5 year bond gained 14/32 on the day for a closing price of 101 4/32 with a Yield of 2.88, Yield Change -0.11
10 year bond gained 22/32 on the day for a closing price of 103 12/32 with a Yield of 3.59, Yield Change -0.08
30 year bond gained 1 12/32 on the day for a closing price of 105 10/32 with a Yield of 4.18, Yield Change -0.08

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