Daily Market Commentary for June 15, 2010

Euro to Dollar

With success in some European debt auctions, the Euro to dollar conversion continued to rise. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)


Economic data released today:

Redbook:
U.S. Retail Sales rose 2.7% Week Ended June 12 versus a Year-Ago; U.S. Retail Sales First 2 Weeks of June rose 3.1% versus June Year-Ago; U.S. Retail Sales First 2 Weeks of June fell 0.5% versus May.

US ICSC/Goldman Sachs Chain Store Sales:
Sales rose 2.9% on Year; Sales fell 0.7% in Week of June 12.

New York Empire State Manufacturing Index:
New York Fed June Prices Received 4.94 versus 5.26 in May; New York Fed June Employment 12.35 versus 22.37 in May; New York Fed June New Orders 17.53 versus 14.30 in May; New York Fed's June Manufacturing Index 19.57 versus 19.11 in May.

Import Price Index (MoM):
U.S. May Petroleum Import Prices fell 5.0%; U.S. May Non-Petroleum Import Prices rose 0.5%; U.S. May Import Prices fell 0.6%; Compared to Consensus fell 1.2%.

TIC Net Long-Term Transactions:
China Net Buyer of U.S. Treasuries in April, Holdings up $5B; Foreigners Net Buyers $10.1B of U.S. Equities in April; Foreigners Net Buyers $10.1B of U.S. Corp Bonds in April; Foreigners Net Buyers $14.3B of U.S. Agency Debt in April; Foreigners Net Buyers $76.4B U.S. Treasury Notes, Bonds in April; Net Foreign Capital Inflow $15.0B in April; Net Long Term Securities Purchases $83.0B in April; Net Foreign Long Term Securities Purchases $62.6B in April.

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 213.88 points, EOD 10,404.77
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) triple digit gain 171.91, EOD 6,989.88
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 61.51 points, EOD 2,305.47
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 25.46 points, EOD 1,115.09
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 11.07 points, EOD 2,509.31
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 35.47 points, EOD 3,661.51
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 15.69 points, EOD 5,217.82
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) gain 8.04 points, EOD 9,887.89

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,683, declined stock prices 475, unchanged stock prices 69, stock prices hitting new highs 67 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: BP gain 0.72, HOD 32.13, LOD 29.85, EOD 31.39; RIG gain 3.71, HOD 48.78, LOD 45.18, EOD 48.89; BBY shed 2.51, HOD 39.21, LOD 37.93, EOD 38.54; GME shed 1.13, HOD 22.16, LOD 19.80, EOD 20.75; EOG gain 1.42, HOD 111.03, LOD 108.85, EOD 110.37; CME gain 2.54, HOD 313.05, LOD 307.77, EOD 309.75.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,176, declined stock prices 548, unchanged stock prices 108, stock prices hitting new highs 46 and stock prices hitting new lows 30. 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: UPRO gain 9.06, HOD 145.74, LOD 138.27, EOD 145.28; TMRK gain 0.42, HOD 8.25, LOD 7.77, EOD 8.23; CASY shed 0.13, HOD 36.54, LOD 35.63, EOD 35.80.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 334, declined stock prices 163, unchanged stock prices 40, stock prices hitting new highs 12 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) Mar 10: EOD 1111.00; Change 24.75
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 1,896.00; Change 49.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 10,342; Change 201
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Mar 10: EOD 777.50; Change 17.50
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 10,040; Change 200

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.8104 to U.S. Dollars 1.2300
Japanese Yen 91.4050 to U.S. Dollars 0.0109
British Pound 0.6753 to U.S. Dollars 1.4800
Canadian Dollar 1.0255 to U.S. Dollars 0.9747
Swiss Franc 1.1323 to U.S. Dollars 0.8831

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (July 10) gain $1.82, EOD $76.94 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (July 10) gain $0.04, EOD $2.07 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (July 10) gain $0.18, EOD $5.19 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (July 10) gain $0.04, EOD $2.12 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (June 10) gain $9.90, EOD $1,233.20 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (June 10) gain $0.1168, EOD $18.57 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (June 10) gain $14.60, EOD $1,576.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (June 10) gain $0.01, EOD $3.00 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (June 10) gain $0.07, EOD $80.12
Pork Bellies (July 10) gain $0.75, EOD $98.00
Live Cattle (June 10) gain $0.27, EOD $90.05
Feeder Cattle (August 10) gain $0.55, EOD $110.98

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (July 10) unchanged, EOD $353.75
Soybeans (July 10) shed $2.00, EOD $949.50

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