Earnings

Daily Market Commentary for December 18, 2009

Earnings

Earnings reports from technology companies sparked trader’s attention, sending stocks soaring. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

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) gain 22.75 points, EOD 10,331.01
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 22.03, EOD 7,085.78
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 31.25 points, EOD 2,211.30
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 6.33 points, EOD 1,102.41
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 37.63 points, EOD 2,453.06
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 36.38 points, EOD 3,794.44
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 20.8 points, EOD 5,196.81
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) gain 80.38 points, EOD 10,142.05

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,775 declined stock prices 1,311, unchanged stock prices 104, stock prices hitting new highs 188 and stock prices hitting new lows 5. 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: TOT shed 0.87, HOD 61.99, LOD 60.62, EOD 61.02; CCL shed 1.14, HOD 32.65, LOD 31.85, EOD 32.22; POT shed 6.83, HOD 111.99, LOD 105.01, EOD 105.01; NKE gain 1.17, HOD 65.35, LOD 64.05, EOD 64.42; CME shed 0.06, HOD 327.52, LOD 320.26, EOD 324.48; V gain 1.94, HOD 89.69, LOD 87.39, EOD 88.97; FAS gain 2.67, HOD 71.53, LOD 68.79, EOD 71.53; BEC shed 1.47, HOD 64.77, LOD 62.63, EOD 64.28; RCL shed 0.61, HOD 25.65, LOD 24.46, LOD 25.58; ATI gain 0.75, HOD 41.50, LOD 40.34, LOD 40.95.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,666, declined stock prices 1,112, unchanged stock prices 110, stock prices hitting new highs 115 and stock prices hitting new lows 42. 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: GOLD gain 2.58, HOD 80.63, LOD 78.72, EOD 80.37; RIMM gain 6.54, HOD 71.60, LOD 68.57, EOD 70.00; CECO shed 0.58, HOD 22.88, LOD 20.31, EOD 22.30; BIDU shed 1.44, HOD 419.57, LOD 411.29, EOD 414.40; TTWO gain 0.76, HOD 9.64, LOD 8.87, EOD 9.01; CELG gain 5.33, HOD 56.16, LOD 54.02, LOD 55.95; AAPL gain 3.57, HOD 195.50, LOD 192.60, LOD 195.43; DECK shed 2.72, HOD 96.66, LOD 89.81, LOD 91.53.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 261, declined stock prices 269, unchanged stock prices 38, stock prices hitting new highs 18 and stock prices hitting new lows 7.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Dec 09: EOD 1097.25; Change 3.00
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Dec 09: EOD 1,807.00; Change 21.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Dec 09: EOD 10,263; Change -9
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Mar 10: EOD 714.30; Change 1.90
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 10,125; Change 10

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6974 U.S. Dollars 1.4339
Japanese Yen 90.3300 to U.S. Dollars 0.0111
British Pound 0.6194 to U.S. Dollars 1.6145
Canadian Dollar 1.0658 to U.S. Dollars 0.9383
Swiss Franc 1.0421 to U.S. Dollars 0.9596

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (January 10) gain $0.71, EOD $73.36 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (January 10) unchanged $0.00, EOD $1.98 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (January 10) gain $0.02, EOD $5.81 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (January 10) gain $0.04, EOD $1.89 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (February 10) gain $4.60, EOD $1,112.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (March 10) gain $0.13, EOD $17.32 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 10) gain $3.40, EOD $1,429.30 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (March 10) gain $0.01, EOD $3.14 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (February 10) shed $0.43, EOD $65.13
Pork Bellies (February 10) shed $1.80, EOD $86.20
Live Cattle (February 10) gain $0.30, EOD $84.85
Feeder Cattle (January 10) gain $0.58, EOD $94.75

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (march 10) gain $0.75, EOD $396.25
Soybeans (January 10) shed $10.00, EOD $1,020.00

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 99 29/32, change -2/32, Yield 0.79, Yield change 0.04
5 year EOD 99 10/32, change -8/32, Yield 2.27 Yield change 0.06
10 year EOD 98 19/32, change -16/32, Yield 3.54 Yield change 0.06
30 year EOD 98 18/32, change -23/32, Yield 4.46, change 0.05

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