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Daily Market Commentary for April 5, 2010

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Economic data released today:

ISM [Institute for Supply Management] Non-Manufacturing Index:
U.S. ISM March Non-Manufacturing PMI 55.4 versus February 53.0; U.S. ISM March Non-Manufacturing PMI Expected 53.5; U.S. ISM March Non-Mfg Business Index 60.0 versus February 54.8; U.S. ISM March Non-Mfg Employment Index 49.8 versus February 48.6; U.S. ISM March Non-Mfg Prices Index 62.9 versus February 60.4; U.S. ISM March Non-Mfg New Orders Index 62.3 versus February 55.0.

Pending Home Sales (MoM) from NAR [National Association of Realtors]:
U.S. Pending Home Sales Index rose 8.2% to 97.6 in February – NAR; Unexpected Pending Sales Increase is Hopeful Sign for Housing; U.S. February Pending Home Sales rose 17.3% from February 2009 – NAR.

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 46.78 points, EOD 10,973.55
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 61.84, EOD 7,600.89
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 25.99 points, EOD 2,428.57
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 9.38 points, EOD 1,187.48
BEL 20 (BEL20) unchanged, EOD 2,680.56
CAC 40 (CAC40) unchanged, EOD 4,034.23
FTSE100 (UKX100) unchanged, EOD 5,744.89
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) gain 94.9, EOD 11,339.30

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,311, declined stock prices 815, unchanged stock prices 98, stock prices hitting new highs 471 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: FAS gain 3.38, HOD 102.20, LOD 99.69, EOD 102.21; TSO shed 0.78, HOD 13.69, LOD 13.36, EOD 13.61; POT shed 1.84, HOD 118.31, LOD 114.91, EOD 115.66; ICE shed 2.29, HOD 113.14, LOD 110.04, EOD 110.39; BLK shed 5.05, HOD 210.69, LOD 205.57, EOD 206.00; CME shed 2.59, HOD 323.90, LOD 315.45, EOD 317.12; JCG gain 0.67, HOD 47.19, LOD 46.37, EOD 46.91.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,057, declined stock prices 698, unchanged stock prices 84, stock prices hitting new highs 233 and stock prices hitting new lows 17. 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: AAPL gain 2.52, HOD 238.51, LOD 234.77, EOD 238.49; AMZN shed 0.32, HOD 133.74, LOD 130.78, EOD 131.49; CREE gain 7.03, HOD 77.86, LOD 72.75, EOD 77.63; WYNN gain 4.88, HOD 82.35, LOD 77.79, EOD 82.28; PCLN gain 0.65, HOD 259.16, LOD 255.15, EOD 257.67.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 320, declined stock prices 183, unchanged stock prices 32, stock prices hitting new highs 36 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 1183.25; Change 9.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 1,975.40; Change 23.00
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 10,914; Change 54
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Mar 10: EOD 807.90; Change 12.10
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 11,370; Change 10

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7419 to U.S. Dollars 1.3500
Japanese Yen 94.3250 to U.S. Dollars 0.0106
British Pound 0.6544 to U.S. Dollars 1.5300
Canadian Dollar 1.0026 to U.S. Dollars 0.9967
Swiss Franc 1.0625 to U.S. Dollars 0.9413

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (May 10) gain $1.75, EOD $86.62 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (May 10) gain $0.05, EOD $2.27 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (May 10) gain $0.19, EOD $4.28 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (May 10) gain $0.02, EOD $2.35 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (May 10) gain $7.80, EOD $1,132.90 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (May 10) gain $0.22, EOD $18.10 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (May 10) gain $34.00, EOD $1,703.80 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (May 10) gain $0.04, EOD $3.63 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (May 10) gain $2.10, EOD $76.22
Pork Bellies (May 10) gain $1.82, EOD $98.52
Live Cattle (May 10) gain $0.67, EOD $97.32
Feeder Cattle (May 10) gain $2.27, EOD $112.65

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (May 10) gain $1.25, EOD $345.75
Soybeans (May 10) shed $6.00, EOD $936.00

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