Ford Sales

Daily Market Commentary for March 2, 2010

Ford Sales

Ford sales were up in February, the automaker also had better sales than rival GM. (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 16.78 points, EOD 10,337.81
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 35.22, EOD 7,135.97
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 6.00 points, EOD 2,279.57
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 2.27 points, EOD 1,117.98
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 15.36 points, EOD 2,558.77
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 42.38 points, EOD 3,811.92
FTSE100 (UKX100) unchanged, EOD 5,278.22
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 12.5 points, EOD 10,221.84

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,111 declined stock prices 976 unchanged stock prices 102, stock prices hitting new highs 357 and stock prices hitting new lows 7. 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: CF shed 1.12, EOD 106.78, LOD 101.33, EOD 106.42; CTB gain 0.65, EOD 19.70, LOD 18.22, EOD 18.48; CME gain 8.43, EOD 312.68, LOD 300.08, EOD 309.46; POT gain 2.50, EOD 116.59, LOD 114.51, EOD 115.45; ARD shed 7.47, EOD 40.76, LOD 34.32, EOD 35.22.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,802, declined stock prices 911, unchanged stock prices 128, stock prices hitting new highs 225 and stock prices hitting new lows 14. 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: NTRI shed 3.02, EOD 17.09, LOD 15.81, EOD 15.88; DNDN gain 0.75, EOD 35.27, LOD 30.81, EOD 33.26; PCLN gain 2.80, EOD 245.00, LOD 238.90, EOD 241.34; ALTH shed 1.05, EOD 7.80, LOD 6.94, EOD 6.95; FSLR gain 1.64, EOD 109.34, LOD 104.70, EOD 107.26; DBRN gain 1.12, EOD 27.08, LOD 26.03, EOD 26.85; ALTH shed 1.05, EOD 7.80, LOD 6.94, EOD 6.95; TECD shed 2.87, EOD 43.75, LOD 41.02, EOD 41.96; ISRG gain 2.67, EOD 366.50, LOD 355.77, EOD 361.30; DECK gain 2.45, EOD 126.20, LOD 122.12, EOD 125.25; GMCR gain 4.27, EOD 89.75, LOD 83.50, EOD 87.88; CAGC shed 0.85, EOD 27.90, LOD 24.28, EOD 25.60.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 300, declined stock prices 185, unchanged stock prices 52, stock prices hitting new highs 26 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) Mar 10: EOD 1117.00; Change 2.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 1,850.50; Change 7.75
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 10,388; Change 3
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Mar 10: EOD 755.90; Change 7.20
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 10,230; Change 0.0

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7349 U.S. Dollars 1.3608
Japanese Yen 88.7000 to U.S. Dollars 0.0113
British Pound 0.6685 to U.S. Dollars 1.4959
Canadian Dollar 1.0363 to U.S. Dollars 0.9650
Swiss Franc 1.0752 to U.S. Dollars 0.9301

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (April 10) gain $1.04, EOD $79.74 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (April 10) gain $0.03, EOD $2.06 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (April 10) gain $0.04, EOD $4.72 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (April 10) gain $0.04, EOD $2.20 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (April 10) gain $19.00, EOD $1,137.30 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (May 10) gain $0.59, EOD $17.06 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (April 10) gain $26.60, EOD $1,570.60 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (May 10) gain $0.06, EOD $3.41 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (April 10) shed $0.50, EOD $72.45
Pork Bellies (May 10) gain $1.38, EOD $95.58
Live Cattle (April 10) gain $1.05, EOD $92.78
Feeder Cattle (April 10) gain $0.78, EOD $104.43

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (May 10) shed $1.25, EOD $381.50
Soybeans (May 10) gain $1.50, EOD $963.50

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 100 5/32, change 1/32, Yield 0.79, Yield change -0.01
5 year EOD 100 16/32, change 3/32, Yield 2.26 Yield change -0.02
10 year EOD 100 4/32, change 1/, Yield 3.61 Yield change 0.00
30 year EOD 100 29/32, change -5/32, Yield 4.56, change 0.01

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