Economic Reports

Daily Market Commentary for June 29, 2010

Economic Reports

Stocks fell drastically today as Asian markets tumbled overnight, and as today's economic report on consumer confidence disappointed. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

S&P/CS Home Price Indices Composite - 20 (YoY):
S&P Case-Shiller April 10-City Home Price Index rose 4.6% Year on Year; S&P Case-Shiller April 20-City Home Price Index rose 3.8% Year on Year; S&P Case-Shiller April 10-City Home Price Index rose 0.7% Month on Month; S&P Case-Shiller April 20-City Home Price Index rose 0.8% Month on Month.

CB Consumer Confidence:
U.S. Conference Board June Consumer Confidence 52.9 versus May 62.7; U.S. Conference Board June Present Situation Index 25.5 versus May 29.8; U.S. Conference Board June Expectations Index 71.2 versus May 84.6.

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 268.22 points, EOD 9,870.30
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 216.29, EOD 6,520.31
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) shed 84.89 points, EOD 2,135.76
S&P 500 (SPX) shed 33.08 points, EOD 1,041.49
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 79.48 points, EOD 2,382.48
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 143.46 points, EOD 3,432.99
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 157.46 points, EOD 4,914.22
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 123.27 points, EOD 9,570.67

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 292, declined stock prices 2,871, unchanged stock prices 56, stock prices hitting new highs 25 and stock prices hitting new lows 129. 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: MU shed 1.33, HOD 9.30, LOD 8.60, EOD 8.69; MA shed 8.51, HOD 210.00, LOD 201.15, EOD 203.01; GIS shed 0.46, HOD 37.43, LOD 36.69, EOD 36.94; CME shed 9.18, HOD 294.50, LOD 287.02, EOD 287.62.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 305, declined stock prices 2,428, unchanged stock prices 93, stock prices hitting new highs 11 and stock prices hitting new lows 190. 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 shed 12.13, HOD 264.39, LOD 254.30, EOD 256.17; UPRO shed 11.82, HOD 124.65, LOD 115.66, EOD 118.04; BIDU shed 6.87, HOD 72.88, LOD 66.44, EOD 67.57; AMZN shed 9.19, HOD 116.48, LOD 106.01, EOD 108.61; ISRG shed 10.75, HOD 330.09, LOD 317.81, EOD 324.85; PCLN shed 7.64, HOD 185.53, LOD 179.19, EOD 180.29.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 99, declined stock prices 394, unchanged stock prices 30, stock prices hitting new highs 7 and stock prices hitting new lows 18.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1036.50; Change -34.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 1,763.50; Change -72.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 9,807; Change -281
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Mar 10: EOD 715.40; Change -26.70
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 9,325; Change -350

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.8191 to U.S. Dollars 1.2200
Japanese Yen 88.4550 to U.S. Dollars 0.0112
British Pound 0.6638 to U.S. Dollars 1.5100
Canadian Dollar 1.0540 to U.S. Dollars 0.9253
Swiss Franc 1.0804 to U.S. Dollars 0.9254

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (August 10) shed $2.31, EOD $75.94 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (July 10) shed $0.07, EOD $2.02 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (August 10) shed $0.18, EOD $4.55 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (July 10) shed $0.06, EOD $2.07 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (June 10) gain $3.80, EOD $1,242.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (June 10) shed $0.08, EOD $18.59 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (June 10) shed $17.50, EOD $1,548.10 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (June 10) shed $0.15, EOD $2.92 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (July 10) shed $0.77, EOD $78.75
Pork Bellies (July 10) unchanged, EOD $101.20
Live Cattle (June 10) shed $0.52, EOD $90.68
Feeder Cattle (August 10) shed $1.10, EOD $112.87

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (July 10) shed $8.75, EOD $325.00
Soybeans (July 10) shed $7.75, EOD $947.25

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