Ichan

Daily Market Commentary for October 16, 2009

Ichan

Carl Ichan, a billionaire investor offered CIT Group a $6 billion loan in order to help save the crippled lender. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

NAHB [National Association of Home Builders] Housing Market Index:
U.S. NAHB October Housing Index reading came in at 18 versus 19 in September; NAHB calls for extension of home-buyer tax credit.

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) gain 94.62 points, EOD 10,090.53
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 88.25, EOD 7,222.21
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 18.79 points, EOD 2,175.59
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 9.84 points, EOD 1,097.52
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 28.79 points, EOD 2,606.93
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 64.76 points, EOD 3,892.36
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 91.3 points, EOD 5,281.54
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) unchanged 246.77, EOD 9,731.87

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,242 declined stock prices 852, unchanged stock prices 72, stock prices hitting new highs 424 and stock prices hitting new lows 3. 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: FAS gain 1.24, HOD 88.39, LOD 84.80, EOD 87.12; ICE gain 0.19, HOD 107.27, LOD 104.23, EOD 106.03; POT gain 6.36, HOD 104.57, LOD 99.18, EOD 103.76; RTP gain 5.03, HOD 197.32, LOD 191.43, EOD 196.28; DGX gain 1.55, HOD 56.94, LOD 55.25, EOD 56.71; DTE gain 1.38, HOD 38.50, LOD 36.28, EOD 37.91; CME gain 5.75, HOD 320.00, LOD 310.10, EOD 318.61; BLK gain 4.88, HOD 233.91, LOD 228.47, EOD 230.43; AIG shed 2.03, HOD 43.69, LOD 40.63, EOD 41.17; GS gain 1.13, HOD 186.79, LOD 183.01, EOD 185.50; WLT gain 1.84, HOD 66.50, LOD 63.99, EOD 65.92.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1.742, declined stock prices 959, unchanged stock prices 151, stock prices hitting new highs 184 and stock prices hitting new lows 17. 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: AMGN shed 1.08, HOD 61.20, LOD 61.20, EOD 59.50; AAPL gain 1.81, HOD 190.00, LOD 185.55, EOD 189.86; PETS shed 1.85, HOD 18.00, LOD 16.89, EOD 17.81; IDCC shed 4.50, HOD 21.50, LOD 19.85, EOD 19.94; BIDU gain 15.23, HOD 412.98, LOD 392.30, EOD 411.02; ISRG gain 8.97, HOD 265.41, LOD 254.82, EOD 264.40; FSLR gain 4.65, HOD 152.70, LOD 145.50, EOD 152.19; WYNN gain 0.29, HOD 65.10, LOD 63.08, EOD 64.66; ZION gain 0.16, HOD 18.63, LOD 17.83, EOD 18.33.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 317, declined stock prices 220, unchanged stock prices 51, stock prices hitting new highs 36 and stock prices hitting new lows 3.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Dec 09: EOD 1095.00; Change 13.00
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Dec 09: EOD 1,755.00; Change 23.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Dec 09: EOD 10,041; Change 117
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Dec 09: EOD 714.20; Change 9.80
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Dec 09: EOD 10,330; Change 125

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6693 U.S. Dollars 1.4942
Japanese Yen 90.6000 to U.S. Dollars 0.0110
British Pound 0.6109 to U.S. Dollars 1.6370
Canadian Dollar 1.0290 to U.S. Dollars 0.9718
Swiss Franc 1.0128 to U.S. Dollars 0.9874

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (November 09) gain $1.08, EOD $79.61 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (November 09) gain $0.02, EOD $2.08 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (November 09) gain $0.05, EOD $5.76 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (November 09) gain $0.01, EOD $1.99 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 09) gain $6.60, EOD $1,058.10 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 09) gain $0.21, EOD $17.63 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 09) gain $15.70, EOD $1,364.20 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 09) gain $0.12, EOD $2.97 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 09) shed $0.05, EOD $54.05
Pork Bellies (February 10) gain $0.10, EOD $81.95
Live Cattle (December 09) gain $0.65, EOD $86.45
Feeder Cattle (November 09) gain $0.40, EOD $95.53

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) gain $14.25, EOD $386.25
Soybeans (November 09) gain $18.75, EOD $996.25

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 100 2/32, change 0, Yield 0.96, Yield change 0.01
5 year EOD 100 4/32, change 1/32, Yield 2.34, Yield change 0.00
10 year EOD 102, change 8/32, Yield 3.38, Yield change -0.03
30 year EOD 105 4/32, change 27/32, Yield 4.19, change -0.05

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