Daily Market Commentary for August 28, 2009

Earnings Reports

Investor's confidence was reassured today when a variety of companies released better than expected earnings reports, pushing stocks higher. (read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

Core PCE Price Index:
U.S. July PCE Core Price Index +0.1% rate on the month; +1.4% on the year; U.S. July PCE Price Index Unchanged % rate on month; -0.8% on year.

Personal Income/Spending:
U.S. Personal Income Unchanged % in July compared to consensus of an increase by 0.1%; U.S. Personal Spending rose 0.2% in July compared to consensus of an increase by 0.3%; U.S. June Personal Income Revised to -1.1% from -1.3%; U.S. June Spending Revised to +0.6% from +0.4%.

University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index:
End-August Sentiment came in at 65.7 compared to July reading of 66.0; End-Aug Current Index came in at 66.6 compared to July reading of 70.5; End-Aug Expectations at 65.0 compared to July reading of 63.2; Preliminary August Sentiment was 63.2; 12-Month Inflation Forecast rose 2.8% compared to July increase of 2.9%; 5-Year Inflation Forecast rose 2.8% compared to July increase by 3.0%.

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) shed 31.75 points, EOD 9,548.88
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 13.26, EOD 6,709.05
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 1.77 points, EOD 2,029.50
S&P 500 (SPX) shed 1.78 points, EOD 1,029.20
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 17.81 points, EOD 2,393.66
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 44.61 points, EOD 3,693.14
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 39.55 points, EOD 4,908.90
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) gain 60.17 points, EOD 10,534.14

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,542 declined stock prices 1,555, unchanged stock prices 91, stock prices hitting new highs 76 and stock prices hitting new lows 4. 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: AIG gain 2.33, HOD 55.90, LOD 45.55, EOD 50.17; JCG gain 1.97, HOD 35.80, LOD 34.22, EOD 34.73; CME gain 7.69, HOD 284.39, LOD 278.01, EOD 285.59; MA shed 3.03, HOD 208.15, LOD 203.31, EOD 203.57; FAS gain 0.45, HOD 82.31, LOD 77.69, EOD 80.16; PCP shed 1.89, HOD 95.80, LOD 91.89, EOD 93.08; LO shed 1.56, HOD 74.09, LOD 71.99, EOD 72.13; ICE gain 2.11, HOD 93.53, LOD 91.36, EOD 93.41.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 967, declined stock prices 1,759, unchanged stock prices 123, stock prices hitting new highs 79 and stock prices hitting new lows 12. 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: ARUN gain 1.15, HOD 9.96, LOD 9.25, EOD 9.29; MICC shed 1.51, HOD 72.12, LOD 69.90, EOD 70.91; SLAB gain 1.65, HOD 45.39, LOD 43.43, EOD 44.66; BIDU shed 0.57, HOD 346.60, LOD 336.66, EOD 339.53; FSLR shed 1.67, HOD 127.85, LOD 123.42, EOD 124.21; MRVL gain 0.73, HOD 15.85, LOD 15.19, EOD 15.36; BEBE shed 0.20, HOD 7.81, LOD 7.35, EOD 7.72.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 291, declined stock prices 237, unchanged stock prices 58, stock prices hitting new highs 21 and stock prices hitting new lows n/a.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Sept 09: EOD 1026.50; Change -2.75
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Sept 09: EOD 1,640.00; Change 1.00
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Sept 09: EOD 9,523; Change -44
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Sept 09: EOD 661.40; Change 0.70
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Sept 09: EOD 10,555; Change 0

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6992 to U.S. Dollars 1.4302
Japanese Yen 93.5700 to U.S. Dollars 0.0107
British Pound 0.6145 to U.S. Dollars 1.6274
Canadian Dollar 1.0917 to U.S. Dollars 0.9160
Swiss Franc 1.0598 to U.S. Dollars 0.9436

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (October 09) gain $0.25, EOD $72.74 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (October 09) no change $0.00, EOD $1.89 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (October 09) shed $0.17, EOD $3.03 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (September 09) gain $0.03, EOD $2.06 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 09) gain $11.50, EOD $958.80 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 09) gain $0.56, EOD $14.82 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (October 09) gain $5.40, EOD $1,245.90 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 09) gain $0.08, EOD $2.95 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (October 09) gain $0.18, EOD $48.08
Pork Bellies (February 10) gain $0.70, EOD $76.50
Live Cattle (October 09) shed $0.88, EOD $86.73
Feeder Cattle (October 09) shed $0.98, EOD $98.00

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) shed $0.25, EOD $329.00
Soybeans (November 09) gain $15.00, EOD $1,011.00

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 99 31/32, change 2/32, Yield 1.01, Yield change -0.03
5 year EOD 99 20/32, change 3/32, Yield 2.45, Yield change -0.02
10 year EOD 101 14/32, change 1/32, Yield 3.45, Yield change 0.00
30 year EOD 104 30/32, change 10/32, Yield 4.20, change -0.02

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