Earning Season

Daily Market Commentary for July 12, 2010

Earning Season

Earning season kicks off today after the close, with Alcoa being the first to report. (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 9.23 points, EOD 10,207.26
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 14.27, EOD 6,794.44
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 1.93 points, EOD 2,198.38
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 0.62 point, EOD 1,078.58
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 7.52 points, EOD 2,470.27
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 13.18 points, EOD 3,567.66
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 34.08 points, EOD 5,167.02
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 37.21 points, EOD 9,548.11

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,116, declined stock prices 1,961, unchanged stock prices 91, stock prices hitting new highs 78 and stock prices hitting new lows 14. 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 2.73, HOD 37.00, LOD 35.42, EOD 36.78; WY gain 2.98, HOD 41.94, LOD 37.12, EOD 38.82; MA shed 1.81, HOD 215.48, LOD 211.30, EOD 213.71; CMI shed 0.89, HOD 71.70, LOD 69.87, EOD 70.64; CME shed 0.52, HOD 279.28, LOD 275.00, EOD 276.67; RIG gain 2.20, HOD 54.30, LOD 52.50, EOD 54.03; MOS shed 3.63, HOD 46.23, LOD 41.73, EOD 42.50.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 832, declined stock prices 1,878, unchanged stock prices 91, stock prices hitting new highs 31 and stock prices hitting new lows 44. 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 2.33, HOD 261.85, LOD 254.86, EOD 257.29; GOOG gain 8.34, HOD 479.44, LOD 471.08, EOD 475.83; WYNN shed 1.79, HOD 80.00, LOD 76.60, EOD 77.81; SHAW shed 0.31, HOD 35.50, LOD 33.89, EOD 34.68.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 211, declined stock prices 275, unchanged stock prices 39, stock prices hitting new highs 15 and stock prices hitting new lows 8.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1074.00; Change 1.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 1,817.00; Change 5.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 10,151; Change 19
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Mar 10: EOD 733.60; Change -1.40
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 9,585; Change -30

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7941 to U.S. Dollars 1.2600
Japanese Yen 88.5850 to U.S. Dollars 0.0112
British Pound 0.6652 to U.S. Dollars 1.5000
Canadian Dollar 1.0372 to U.S. Dollars 0.9637
Swiss Franc 1.0598 to U.S. Dollars 0.9432

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (August 10) shed $1.14, EOD $74.95 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (August 10) shed $0.03, EOD $1.99 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (August 10) shed $0.01, EOD $4.39 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (August 10) shed $0.04, EOD $2.03 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (July 10) shed $11.10, EOD $1,198.50 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (July 10) shed $0.15, EOD $17.90 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (July 10) shed $17.50, EOD $1,511.50 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (July 10) shed $0.04, EOD $3.00 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (July 10) shed $0.50, EOD $78.12
Pork Bellies (July 10) shed $0.50, EOD $101.70
Live Cattle (August 10) shed $0.12, EOD $90.08
Feeder Cattle (August 10) shed $0.52, EOD $112.68

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (July 10) shed $4.00, EOD $371.25
Soybeans (July 10) gain $6.25, EOD $1,031.75

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