Goldman Sachs Group

Daily Market Commentary for July 20, 2010

Goldman Sachs Group

Goldman Sachs Group reported worse than expected earnings for the second quarter. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

Building Permits:
Building Permits rose 2.1% to 586K Rate in June.

Housing Starts:
May Housing Starts Revised to -14.9% from a decrease by 10.0%; U.S. June Housing Starts fell 5.0% to 549K; Compared to Consensus of a decrease by 3.2%.

Redbook:
U.S. Retail Sales rose 2.7% Week Ended July 17 versus a Year Ago; U.S. Retail Sales First 2 Weeks of July rose 2.9% versus July a Year-Ago; U.S. Retail Sales First 2 Weeks of July fell 0.6% versus June.

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 74.21 points, EOD 10,228.64
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 78.60, EOD 6,818.24
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 23.27 points, EOD 2,221.50
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 12 points, EOD 1,083.25
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 14.22 points, EOD 2,417.34
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 18.31 points, EOD 3,468.02
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 8.82 points, EOD 5,139.46
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 107.9 points, EOD 9,300.46

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,477, declined stock prices 599, unchanged stock prices 87, stock prices hitting new highs 128 and stock prices hitting new lows 47. 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: GS gain 3.23, HOD 149.73, LOD 141.55, EOD 148.91; MA gain 8.96, HOD 205.38, LOD 193.00, EOD 204.79; BP shed 0.59, HOD 35.98, LOD 34.79, EOD 35.16; CME gain 7.79, HOD 275.95, LOD 265.06, EOD 275.26; IBM shed 3.37, HOD 126.42, LOD 122.93, EOD 126.42; NE gain 1.37, HOD 32.41, LOD 29.03, EOD 32.05; TUP shed 3.31, HOD 40.39, LOD 36.12, EOD 39.96.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,864, declined stock prices 782, unchanged stock prices 132, stock prices hitting new highs 23 and stock prices hitting new lows 76. 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 6.39, HOD 252.88, LOD 240.01, EOD 251.97; UPRO gain 4.07, HOD 132.17, LOD 122.40, EOD 131.88; BIDU gain 1.14, HOD 74.23, LOD 70.75, EOD 74.04; UAUA gain 1.02, HOD 22.50, LOD 21.16, EOD 22.20; PCLN gain 1.46, HOD 221.85, LOD 216.03, EOD 221.51; FSLR gain 4.67, HOD 137.21, LOD 128.31, EOD 136.22; ZION shed 1.91, HOD 20.47, LOD 19.29, EOD 19.51.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 293, declined stock prices 179, unchanged stock prices 39, stock prices hitting new highs 10 and stock prices hitting new lows 10.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1079.00; Change 15.25
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 1,836.75; Change 31.25
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 10,171; Change 111
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Mar 10: EOD 740.50; Change 13.10
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 9,395; Change 125

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7755 to U.S. Dollars 1.2900
Japanese Yen 87.3750 to U.S. Dollars 0.0114
British Pound 0.6543 to U.S. Dollars 1.5300
Canadian Dollar 1.0472 to U.S. Dollars 0.9567
Swiss Franc 1.0521 to U.S. Dollars 0.9502

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (August 10) gain $0.90, EOD $77.40 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (August 10) gain $0.00, EOD $2.02 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (August 10) gain $0.08, EOD $4.59 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (August 10) gain $0.01, EOD $2.08 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (July 10) gain $9.80, EOD $1,191.50 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (July 10) gain $0.15, EOD $17.68 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (July 10) gain $4.90, EOD $1,514.30 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (July 10) gain $0.06, EOD $3.00 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (August 10) shed $1.60, EOD $80.02
Pork Bellies (July 10) gain $3.00, EOD $108.50
Live Cattle (August 10) unchanged, EOD $93.12
Feeder Cattle (August 10) gain $0.05, EOD $114.48

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (July 10) shed $7.50, EOD $374.00
Soybeans (July 10) gain $3.75, EOD $1,011.75

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