Daily Market Commentary for October 23, 2009

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Economic data released today: N/A

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 105.88 points, EOD 9,866.30
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 106.71, EOD 6,960.09
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) shed 12.31 points, EOD 2,142.16
S&P 500 (SPX) shed 12.44 points, EOD 1,067.16
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 54.09 points, EOD 2,493.25
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 63.79 points, EOD 3,744.45
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 50.83 points, EOD 5,191.74
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) gain 79.63, EOD 10,362.62

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 749 declined stock prices 2,347, unchanged stock prices 86, stock prices hitting new highs 132 and stock prices hitting new lows 12. 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: RTP shed 3.09, HOD 201.97, LOD 192.00, EOD 192.12; MON shed 4.54, HOD 75.05, LOD 70.31, EOD 70.69; FAS shed 5.69, HOD 84.35, LOD 76.58, EOD 77.83; CME gain 330.00, HOD 318.48, LOD 318.48, EOD 321.01; AIG shed 2.65, HOD 39.58, LOD 35.52, EOD 36.25; ESI shed 2.62, HOD 102.84, LOD 98.89, EOD 99.15; BLK shed 3.21, HOD 233.52, LOD 226.84, EOD 227.99; ETH shed 2.64, HOD 15.62, LOD 13.51, EOD 14.03; AGU shed 3.17, HOD 53.49, LOD 49.47, EOD 49.73; ING shed 3.27, HOD 15.60, LOD 14.02, EOD 14.10; POT shed 2.04, HOD 102.62, LOD 97.15, EOD 98.61; MA shed 9.21, HOD 231.39, LOD 220.75, EOD 220.75; RSH gain 2.49, HOD 18.33, LOD 15.66, EOD 18.15; CA shed 0.34, HOD 21.72, LOD 21.14, EOD 21.27.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 789, declined stock prices 1,941, unchanged stock prices 121, stock prices hitting new highs 88 and stock prices hitting new lows 26. 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: AMZN gain 6.14, HOD 125.68, LOD 118.49, EOD 124.63; BCRX gain 1.28, HOD 11.31, LOD 10.51, EOD 10.94; SOHU shed 11.43, HOD 64.89, LOD 59.33, EOD 59.92; BIDU shed 2.34, HOD 439.90, LOD 424.55, EOD 432.97; FSLR gain 2.48, HOD 158.14, LOD 153.06, EOD 154.87; CYOU shed 2.66, HOD 32.88, LOD 30.71, EOD 32.30; PVTB shed 7.02, HOD 15.06, LOD 11.71, EOD 11.98.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 157, declined stock prices 369, unchanged stock prices 40, stock prices hitting new highs 12 and stock prices hitting new lows 2.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Dec 09: EOD 1066.75; Change -10.25
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Dec 09: EOD 1,748.25; Change -3.75
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Dec 09: EOD 9,848; Change -83
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Dec 09: EOD 693.40; Change -8.10
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Dec 09: EOD 10,250; Change 10

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6728 U.S. Dollars 1.4863
Japanese Yen 92.2000 to U.S. Dollars 0.0108
British Pound 0.6126 to U.S. Dollars 1.6323
Canadian Dollar 1.0662 to U.S. Dollars 0.9379
Swiss Franc 1.0185 to U.S. Dollars 0.9818

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (December 09) shed $1.82, EOD $78.68 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (December 09) shed $0.04, EOD $2.06 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (December 09) shed $0.27, EOD $5.21 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (November 09) shed $0.01, EOD $2.03 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 09) shed $13.60, EOD $1,042.80 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 09) shed $0.63, EOD $17.10 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 09) shed $23.70, EOD $1,345.80 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 09) shed $0.02, EOD $3.01 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 09) gain $0.43, EOD $53.45
Pork Bellies (February 10) gain $3.00, EOD $88.98
Live Cattle (December 09) shed $0.25, EOD $87.15
Feeder Cattle (November 09) gain $0.20, EOD $96.00

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) shed $19.75, EOD $378.00
Soybeans (November 09) shed $18.75, EOD $988.75

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 99 30/32, change -1/32, Yield 1.03, Yield change 0.02
5 year EOD 99 12/32, change -9/32, Yield 2.50, Yield change 0.06
10 year EOD 100 14/32, change -22/32, Yield 3.57, Yield change 0.09
30 year EOD 101 30/32, change -1 17/32, Yield 4.38, change 0.09

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