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Daily Market Commentary for February 10, 2009 from Millennium-Traders.Com

The U.S. Senate voted to approve a $838 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan. (read more)

Economic data released today:

Wholesale Trade:
U.S. December Wholesale Inventories lower by 1.4%, was expected to drop only 0.8%.

Redbook:
U.S. Retail Sales rose 0.7% for 1st Week in February versus January. Redbook Research Index rise compared with a targeted 0.5% increase.
The Johnson Redbook Index showed seasonally adjusted sales during the one-week period fell 1.7% compared with February 2008 and compared with a targeted drop of 1.9%. On an unadjusted basis, sales in the week ending February 7 were down 1.7% versus a year earlier.

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 381.99 points to end the trading session at 7,888.88
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) triple digit loss of 265.17 points to end the trading session at 5,214.71
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) loss of 66.83 points to end the trading session at 1,524.73
S&P 500 (SPX) loss of 42.73 points to end the trading session at 827.16
BEL 20 (BEL20) loss of 42.99 points to end the trading session at 1,884.26
CAC 40 (CAC40) triple digit loss of 114.12 points to end the trading session at 3,020.75
FTSE100 (UKX100) loss of 94.53 points to end the trading session at 4,213.08
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) loss of 23.09 points at the end the trading session at 7,945.94

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 481, declined stock prices 2,640, unchanged stock prices 72, stock prices hitting new highs 5 and stock prices hitting new lows 63. 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: Principle Financial Group Incorporated (NYSE: PFG) stock price shed 5.04 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $13.66, low on the trading session $11.50, with a closing stock price at $11.99; Direxion Financial Bear 3X (NYSE: FAZ) stock price gained 10.23 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $50.56, low on the trading session $39.71, with a closing stock price at $49.68; Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP) stock price shed 3.20 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $39.76, low on the trading session $36.76, with a closing stock price at $37.30; Compass Minerals International (NYSE: CMP) stock price shed 5.07 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $62.10, low on the trading session $56.79, with a closing stock price at $57.94; State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) stock price shed 3.92 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $30.53, low on the trading session $26.27, with a closing stock price at $26.61; IntercontinentalExchange Incorporated (NYSE: ICE) stock price shed 0.82 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $67.01, low on the trading session $59.54, with a closing stock price at $61.44; ITT Educational Services Incorporated (NYSE: ESI) stock price shed 4.52 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $130.86, low on the trading session $125.18, with a closing stock price at $126.54; Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) stock price shed 5.01 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $117.21, low on the trading session $105.65, with a closing stock price at $107.37; ProShares Ultrashort Financials (NYSE: SKF) stock price gained 22.65 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $147.80, low on the trading session $123.95, with a closing stock price at $145.53; Potash Corporation Saskatchewan USA (NYSE: POT) stock price shed 1.23 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $91.82, low on the trading session $86.93, with a closing stock price at $87.87; CME Group Incorporated (NYSE: CME) stock price shed 4.28 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $191.97, low on the trading session $175.86, with a closing stock price at $183.70; ProShares Ultrashort S&P500 (NYSE: SDS) stock price gained 6.72 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $80.67, low on the trading session $73.01, with a closing stock price at $79.58.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 501, declined stock prices 2,276, unchanged stock prices 138, stock prices hitting new highs 6 and stock prices hitting new lows 83. 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: Ceradyne Incorporated (NasdaqGS: CRDN) stock price shed 3.54 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $23.00, low on the trading session $20.29, with a closing stock price at $20.98; First Solar Incorporated (NasdaqGS: FSLR) stock price shed 3.39 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $154.92, low on the trading session $3144.12 with a closing stock price at $145.55; Google Incorporated (NasdaqGS: GOOG) stock price shed 18.11 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $377.50, low on the trading session $357.89, with a closing stock price at $360.66; Baidu Incorporated (NasdaqGS: BIDU) stock price shed 9.73 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $141.46, low on the trading session $130.23, with a closing stock price at $130.84.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 193, declined stock prices 390, unchanged stock prices 59, stock prices hitting new highs 6 and stock prices hitting new lows 15.

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 826.75; Change for the trading session -38.75
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 09: End of trading session price 1,233; Change for the trading session -42.75
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 09: End of trading session price 7,877; Change for the trading session -341
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Mar 09: End of trading session price 508; Change for the trading session -22.20
E-mini S&P Small Cap 600 (HS) Mar 09: End of trading session price 7,720; Change for the trading session -420

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7754 to U.S. Dollars 1.2896
Japanese Yen 90.280 to U.S. Dollars 0.0111
British Pound 0.6891 to U.S. Dollars 1.4512
Canadian Dollar 1.2458 to U.S. Dollars 0.8027
Swiss Franc 1.1570 to U.S. Dollars 0.8643

COMMODITY MARKETS:

Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (March 09) shed $2.01 on the trading session for a closing price of $37.55 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (March 09) shed $0.05 on the trading session for a closing price of $1.30 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (March 09) shed $0.26 on the trading session for a closing price of $4.53 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (March 09) no change on the trading session for a closing price of $1.24 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (April 09) gained $21.40 on the trading session for a closing price of $914.20 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (March 09) gained $0.30 on the trading session for a closing price of $13.13 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (April 09) gained $39.00 on the trading session for a closing price of $1,040.10 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (March 09) shed $0.04 on the trading session for a closing price of $1.58 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (April 09) gained 2.23 on the trading session for a closing price of 62.30
Pork Bellies (March 09) shed 1.03 on the trading session for a closing price of 80.98
Live Cattle (April 09) gained 0.30 on the trading session for a closing price of 88.05
Feeder Cattle (March 09) gained 0.15 on the trading session for a closing price of 95.70

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (March 09) shed 0.75 on the trading session for a closing price of 376.00
Soybeans (March 09) shed 8.00 on the trading session for a closing price of 992.50

BOND MARKET:

2 year Bond Closing price 99 30/32, change 7/32, Yield 0.90, Yield change -0.11
5 year Bond closing price of 99 30/32, change 1, Yield 1.76, Yield change -0.21
10 year Bond closing price 107 27/32, change 1 14/32, Yield 2.82, Yield change -0.16
30 year Bond closing price 117 30/32, change 2 22/32, Yield 3.51, Yield change -0.13

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