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Daily Market Commentary for March 3, 2009 from Millennium-Traders.Com

Auto manufacturers details released sales data for the month of February and the results were far from pretty: (read more)

Economic data released today:

Pending Home Sales Index:
Per National Association of Realtors, U.S. Pending Home Sales Index fell 7.7% in January; US January Pending Home Sales fell 6.4% from January 2008.

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) loss of 37.27 points to end the trading session at 6,726.02
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) loss of 26.28 points to end the trading session at 4,334.70
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) loss of 1.84 points to end the trading session at 1,321.01
S&P 500 (SPX) loss of 4.49 points to end the trading session at 696.33
BEL 20 (BEL20) loss of 44.29 points to end the trading session at 1,566.27
CAC 40 (CAC40) loss of 26.91 points to end the trading session at 2,554.55
FTSE100 (UKX100) triple digit loss of 113.74 points to end the trading session at 3,512.09
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) loss of 50.43 points at the end the trading session at 7,229.72

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,020, declined stock prices 2,123, unchanged stock prices 76, stock prices hitting new highs 9 and stock prices hitting new lows 705. 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: Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) stock price shed 0.24 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $53.90, low on the trading session $51.15, with a closing stock price at $51.60; AutoZone Incorporated (NYSE: AZO) stock price gained 10.91 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $157.49, low on the trading session $149.44, with a closing stock price at $150.94; Compass Minerals International (NYSE: CMP) stock price gained 0.74 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $58.95, low on the trading session $55.00, with a closing stock price at $56.76; MasterCard (NYSE: MA) stock price gained 0.38 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $154.97, low on the trading session $147.79, with a closing stock price at $151.01; Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU) stock price shed 2.15 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $15.74, low on the trading session $12.71, with a closing stock price at $12.61; ProShares Ultrashort S&P 500 (NYSE: SDS) stock price gained 1.94 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $110.70, low on the trading session $104.28, with a closing stock price at $109.36; ProShares Ultrashort Financials (NYSE: SKF) stock price gained 5.89 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $211.79, low on the trading session $186.48, with a closing stock price at $205.00; Direxion Financial Bear 3X (NYSE: FAZ) stock price gained 3.90 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $81.93, low on the trading session $67.58, with a closing stock price at $78.24; Potash (NYSE: POT) stock price gained 2.06 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $78.41, low on the trading session $74.78, with a closing stock price at $76.70; ITT Educational Services (NYSE: ESI) stock price shed 3.79 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $113.00, low on the trading session $107.38, with a closing stock price at $111.36; Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) stock price gained 2.43 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $41.25, low on the trading session $38.50, with a closing stock price at $40.15; CME Group (NYSE: CME) stock price gained 4.58 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $181.10, low on the trading session $173.34, with a closing stock price at $177.87.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 999, declined stock prices 1,772, unchanged stock prices 168, stock prices hitting new highs 7 and stock prices hitting new lows 575. 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: InterDigital (NasdaqGS: IDCC) stock price shed 3.90 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $27.43, low on the trading session $22.81, with a closing stock price at $24.80; Sykes Enterprises (NasdaqGS: SYKE) stock price shed 1.62 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $15.43, low on the trading session $13.16, with a closing stock price at $13.97; First Solar Incorporated (NasdaqGS: FSLR) stock price gained 6.00 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $114.80, low on the trading session $105.48, with a closing stock price at $109.97.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 198, declined stock prices 358, unchanged stock prices 76, stock prices hitting new highs 3 and stock prices hitting new lows 49.

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 691.50; Change for the trading session -14
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 09: End of trading session price 1,073.25; Change for the trading session -12.75
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 09: End of trading session price 6,683; Change for the trading session -107
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Mar 09: End of trading session price 414.90; Change for the trading session -107
E-mini S&P Small Cap 600 (HS) Mar 09: End of trading session price 7,065; Change for the trading session 5

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7954 to U.S. Dollars 1.2572
Japanese Yen 98.260 to U.S. Dollars 0.0102
British Pound 0.7111 to U.S. Dollars 1.4063
Canadian Dollar 1.2927 to U.S. Dollars 0.7736
Swiss Franc 1.1749 to U.S. Dollars 0.8511

COMMODITY MARKETS:

Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (April 09) gained $1.50 on the trading session for a closing price of $41.65 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (April 09) gained $0.03 on the trading session for a closing price of $1.18 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (April 09) gained $0.13 on the trading session for a closing price of $4.28 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (March 09) gained $0.03 on the trading session for a closing price of $1.32 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (April 09) shed $26.40 on the trading session for a closing price of $913.60 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (May 09) shed $0.36 on the trading session for a closing price of $12.72 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (April 09) shed $39.60 on the trading session for a closing price of $1,037.40 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (May 09) gained $0.09 on the trading session for a closing price of $1.60 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (April 09) gained 0.58 on the trading session for a closing price of 60.85
Pork Bellies (May 09) shed 0.55 on the trading session for a closing price of 78.55
Live Cattle (April 09) gained 0.28 on the trading session for a closing price of 84.23
Feeder Cattle (April 09) gained 0.45 on the trading session for a closing price of 92.80

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (May 09) gained 0.25 on the trading session for a closing price of 350.50
Soybeans (May 09) gained 9.50 on the trading session for a closing price of 853.50

BOND MARKET:
2 year Bond Closing price 99 30/32, change -1/32, Yield 0.89, Yield change 0.02
5 year Bond closing price of 100 3/32, change -5/32, Yield 1.85, Yield change 0.03
10 year Bond closing price 98 18/32, change -13/32, Yield 2.91, Yield change 0.05
30 year Bond closing price 97 23/32, change -6/32, Yield 3.62, Yield change 0.01

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