Lowe’s

Daily Market Commentary for February 22, 2010

Lowe’s

Home improvement giant Lowe's posted better-than-expected quarterly profits, signaling the worst is over. (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) shed 24.11 points, EOD 10,378.24
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 4.72, EOD 7,078.53
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) shed 3.32 points, EOD 2,240.55
S&P 500 (SPX) shed 1.5 points, EOD 1,107.67
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 6.63 points, EOD 2,521.10
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 12.84 points, EOD 3,756.70
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 6.1 points, EOD 5,352.07
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) triple digit gain 276.89 points, EOD 10,400.47

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,517 declined stock prices 1,575, unchanged stock prices 89, stock prices hitting new highs 206 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: LOW shed 0.06, HOD 23.47, LOD 22.88, EOD 23.07; SLB shed 2.33, HOD 61.94, LOD 59.75, EOD 61.57; FAS shed 2.21, HOD 76.19, LOD 73.10, EOD 74.84; AIG gain 1.90, HOD 29.30, LOD 26.75, EOD 28.43; MIL gain 16.01, HOD 152.68, LOD 70.84, EOD 87.35; CME shed 4.76, HOD 291.71, LOD 285.85, EOD 287.04; COG shed 0.19, HOD 37.40, LOD 37.07, EOD 37.42; VRX shed 0.06, HOD 42.89, LOD 41.00, EOD 41.13; OIS gain 1.85, HOD 40.16, LOD 39.07, EOD 39.52.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,431, declined stock prices 1,272, unchanged stock prices 125, stock prices hitting new highs 145 and stock prices hitting new lows 10. 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: CECO shed 0.58, HOD 27.04, LOD 26.08, EOD 26.91; BIDU gain 7.00, HOD 509.66, LOD 501.16, EOD 507.15; FSLR shed 2.91, HOD 115.12, LOD 110.32, EOD 113.09; PCLN shed 1.0506, HOD 232.23, LOD 226.24, EOD 229.07; XNPT gain 0.67, HOD 10.14, LOD 8.75, EOD 9.05; AMZN gain 0.49, HOD 118.97, LOD 116.18, EOD 118.01.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 228, declined stock prices 258, unchanged stock prices 52, stock prices hitting new highs 13 and stock prices hitting new lows 5.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1106.25; Change 0.000
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 1,816.50; Change -2.75
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 10,364; Change -14
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Mar 10: EOD 739.20; Change 0.40
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 10,355; Change 80

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7355 U.S. Dollars 1.3596
Japanese Yen 91.1100 to U.S. Dollars 0.0110
British Pound 0.6462 to U.S. Dollars 1.5475
Canadian Dollar 1.0420 to U.S. Dollars 0.9597
Swiss Franc 1.0759 to U.S. Dollars 0.9295

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (March 10) gain $0.39, EOD $80.16 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (April 10) gain $0.01, EOD $2.09 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (April 10) shed $0.14, EOD $4.91 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (March 10) gain $0.03, EOD $2.12 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (April 10) shed $9.00, EOD $1,113.10 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (May 10) shed $0.18, EOD $16.26 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (April 10) shed $17.10, EOD $1,526.50 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (May 10) shed $0.05, EOD $3.33 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (April 10) gain $0.65, EOD $70.30
Pork Bellies (May 10) gain $0.75, EOD $88.30
Live Cattle (April 10) shed $0.08, EOD $93.23
Feeder Cattle (March 10) shed $0.78, EOD $101.83

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (May 10) gain $11.25, EOD $382.75
Soybeans (May 10) gain $12.50, EOD $969.00

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 99 31/32, change 2/32, Yield 0.88, Yield change -0.03
5 year EOD 99 3/32, change 1/32, Yield 2.44 Yield change -0.01
10 year EOD 98 19/32, change -5/32, Yield 3.79 Yield change 0.02
30 year EOD 98 11/32, change -13/32, Yield 4.72, change 0.02

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