Service Sector

Daily Market Commentary for October 5, 2009

Service Sector

Our nation's service sector expanded in September for the first time in over a year, giving investors the confidence they needed to pull stocks back higher. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

ISM (Institute for Supply Management) Non-Manufacturing Index:
U.S. ISM September Non-Manufacturing PMI 50.9 versus August 48.4; U.S. ISM September Non-Manufacturing PMI Expected 50.0; U.S. ISM September Non-Manufacturing Business Index 55.1 versus August 51.3; U.S. ISM September Non-Manufacturing Employment Index 44.3 versus August 43.5; U.S. ISM September Non-Manufacturing Prices Index 48.8 versus August 63.1; U.S. ISM September Non-Manufacturing New Orders Index 54.2 versus August 49.9.

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 110.72 points, EOD 9,598.39
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) triple digit gain 120.56, EOD 6,795.13
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 20.1 points, EOD 2,068.21
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 15.1 points, EOD 1,040.22
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 30.04 points, EOD 2,446.00
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 25.11 points, EOD 3,675.01
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 35.63 points, EOD 5,024.33
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 246.77, EOD 9,731.87

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,553 declined stock prices 554, unchanged stock prices 69, stock prices hitting new highs 189 and stock prices hitting new lows 7. 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: IOC gain 4.16, HOD 43.00, LOD 38.95, EOD 42.69; CME gain 0.17, HOD 295.50, LOD 290.12, EOD 292.96; RTP gain 5.80, HOD 167.50, LOD 161.50, EOD 166.68; GS gain 6.86, HOD 180.55, LOD 186.65, EOD 186.47; FAS gain 6.26, HOD 78.81, LOD 74.14, EOD 78.42; EDC gain 8.95, HOD 134.27, LOD 126.30, EOD 133.29; IVN gain 0.44, HOD 13.37, LOD 12.75, EOD 13.03; AMD gain 0.23, HOD 5.63, LOD 5.12, EOD 5.54; PAY gain 0.13, HOD 14.84, LOD 14.35, EOD 14.71; MOS shed 0.22, HOD 46.84, LOD 45.00, EOD 45.96; AGO gain 1.63, HOD 19.83, LOD 18.70, EOD 19.78.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,969, declined stock prices 735, unchanged stock prices 113, stock prices hitting new highs 69 and stock prices hitting new lows 8. 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: JOYG gain 2.32, HOD 47.64, LOD 45.70, EOD 47.48; RINO gain 2.09, HOD 23.53, LOD 21.51, EOD 22.89; GOOG gain 3.94, HOD 492.43, LOD 483.34, EOD 488.52; AONE shed 2.50, HOD 28.20, LOD 23.06, EOD 23.27; WYNN gain 0.57, HOD 69.15, LOD 66.61, EOD 68.23; FOLD shed 2.94, HOD 6.43, LOD 5.55, EOD 5.56; AVII gain 0.36, HOD 2.08, LOD 1.83, EOD 1.92.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 361, declined stock prices 182, unchanged stock prices 33, stock prices hitting new highs 26 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) Sept 09: EOD 1036.00; Change 14.25
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Sept 09: EOD 1,675.25; Change 13.00
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Sept 09: EOD 9,540; Change 105
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Sept 09: EOD 675.10; Change 13.60
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Sept 09: EOD 9,740; Change 45

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6825 U.S. Dollars 1.4651
Japanese Yen 89.5400 to U.S. Dollars 0.0112
British Pound 0.6274 to U.S. Dollars 1.5939
Canadian Dollar 1.0712 to U.S. Dollars 0.9335
Swiss Franc 1.0318 to U.S. Dollars 0.9692

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (November 09) gain $0.46, EOD $70.41 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (November 09) shed $0.01, EOD $1.79 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (November 09) gain $0.27, EOD $4.99 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (November 09) gain $0.01, EOD $1.75 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 09) gain $13.50, EOD $1,017.80 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 09) gain $0.31, EOD $16.54 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 09) gain $18.40, EOD $1,301.80 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 09) gain $0.05, EOD $2.73 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 09) shed $0.95, EOD $47.60
Pork Bellies (February 10) shed $1.95, EOD $77.70
Live Cattle (December 09) shed $0.08, EOD $83.90
Feeder Cattle (November 09) shed $0.28, EOD $93.30

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) gain $8.00, EOD $342.75
Soybeans (November 09) unchanged $0.00, EOD $885.00

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 100 8/32, change 0, Yield 0.87, Yield change 0.00
5 year EOD 100 25/32, change , Yield 2.20, Yield change 0.00
10 year EOD 103 13/32, change 1/32, Yield 3.21, Yield change -0.01
30 year EOD 108 14/32, change -8/32, Yield 4.01, change 0.02

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