Daily Market Commentary for February 9, 2010

Greece

Investor’s confidence was restored today on talk that funds may be provided to Greece. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

Redbook:
U.S. Retail Sales First Week February rose 1.7% versus January; U.S. Retail Sales First Week February rose 1.7% versus January; U.S. Retail Sales rose 2.0% Week Ending February 6 versus Year Ago; U.S. Retail Sales up 1.7% in 1st Week of February versus January.

IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism:
U.S. February IBD/TIPP 6-Month Economic Outlook 48.7; U.S. February IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index 46.8 versus 48.8 in January.

Wholesale Inventories;
U.S. December Wholesale Inventories fell 0.8%; Expected to rise by 0.5%.

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 147.07 points, EOD 10,055.46
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) triple digit gain 121.29, EOD 6,835.16
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 24.1 points, EOD 2,150.15
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 13.82 points, EOD 1,070.56
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 11.03 points, EOD 2,413.18
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 5.49 points, EOD 3,612.76
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 19.51 points, EOD 5,111.84
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 4.37 points, EOD 9,932.90

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,398 declined stock prices 711, unchanged stock prices 80, stock prices hitting new highs 41 and stock prices hitting new lows 17. 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 gain 12.70, HOD 203.29, LOD 197.42, EOD 200.28; EDC gain 8.47, HOD 102.65, LOD 95.80, EOD 100.04; CME gain 2.90, HOD 287.80, LOD 280.21, EOD 283.18; FAS gain 1.51, HOD 64.60, LOD 61.10, EOD 63.33; CMP gain 6.69, HOD 72.34, LOD 65.16, EOD 71.99; NBG gain 0.84, HOD 4.37, LOD 3.80, EOD 4.26; POT gain 4.10, HOD 106.95, LOD 103.32, EOD 105.61; HAR gain 5.69, HOD 42.06, LOD 38.02, EOD 41.19; CAM gain 2.42, HOD 39.85, LOD 37.80, EOD 39.33; HIG shed 1.12, HOD 23.82, LOD 21.97, EOD 22.34; ANR gain 1.43, HOD 43.48, LOD 41.46, EOD 41.83.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,932, declined stock prices 765, unchanged stock prices 120, stock prices hitting new highs 37 and stock prices hitting new lows 28. 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: GOOG gain 2.97, HOD 541.53, LOD 535.07, EOD 536.44; FSYS shed 2.19, HOD 36.19, LOD 30.66, EOD 31.12; AAPL gain 2.07, HOD 197.50, LOD 194.75, EOD 196.19; ANDE shed 0.16, HOD 29.33, LOD 28.03, EOD 28.76; AMZN gain 1.20, HOD 119.09, LOD 117.00, EOD 118.03.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 345, declined stock prices 151, unchanged stock prices 44, stock prices hitting new highs 8 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) Mar 10: EOD 1067.50; Change 11.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 1,751.00; Change 16.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 10,017; Change 122
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Mar 10: EOD 699.30; Change 6.10
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 10,035; Change 165

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7257 U.S. Dollars 1.3779
Japanese Yen 89.6300 to U.S. Dollars 0.0112
British Pound 0.6369 to U.S. Dollars 1.5700
Canadian Dollar 1.0675 to U.S. Dollars 0.9368
Swiss Franc 1.0649 to U.S. Dollars 0.9391

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (March 10) gain $1.94, EOD $73.83 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (March 10) gain $0.05, EOD $1.94 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (March 10) shed $0.10 EOD $5.30 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (March 10) gain $0.04 EOD $1.93 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (April 10) gain $5.80, EOD $1,072.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (March 10) gain $0.35, EOD $15.44 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (April 10) gain $21.70, EOD $1,502.70 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (March 10) gain $0.08, EOD $3.00 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (April 10) shed $0.93, EOD $67.85
Pork Bellies (March 10) gain $1.05, EOD $83.50
Live Cattle (April 10) gain $0.68, EOD $91.48
Feeder Cattle (March 10) gain $0.75, EOD $99.98

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (March 10) gain $2.75, EOD $358.50
Soybeans (March 10) shed $6.00, EOD $924.50

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 100 2/32, change -4/42, Yield 0.83, Yield change 0.07
5 year EOD 99 22/32, change -12/32, Yield 2.31 Yield change 0.08
10 year EOD 97 26/32, change -20/32, Yield 3.64 Yield change 0.08
30 year EOD 96 24/32, change -1 8/32, Yield 4.57, change 0.08

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