Bank of Japan

Daily Market Commentary for October 5, 2010

Bank of Japan

Global markets got a boost after the Bank of Japan announced they were cutting interest rates to almost zero. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

ISM Non-Manufacturing Index:
U.S. ISM September Non-Manufacturing New Orders Index 54.9 versus August 52.4; U.S. ISM September Non- Manufacturing Prices Index 60.1 versus August 60.3; U.S. ISM September Non- Manufacturing Employment Index 50.2 versus August 48.2; U.S. ISM September Non- Manufacturing Business Index 52.8 versus August 54.4; U.S. ISM September Non-Manufacturing PMI Expected 52.0.

Redbook:
U.S. Retail Sales First 5 Weeks September fell 0.4% versus August; U.S. Retail Sales First 5 Weeks September rose 2.6% versus September Year-Ago; U.S. Retail Sales +2.7% Week Ended October 2 versus a Year Ago.

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 191.03 points, EOD 10,942.30
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) triple digit gain 156.05, EOD 7,428.58
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 54.1 points, EOD 2,398.62
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 23.6 points, EOD 1,160.63
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 37.11 points, EOD 2,595.93
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 82.12 points, EOD 3,731.93
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 79.79 points, EOD 5,635.76
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) triple digit gain 137.7 points, EOD 9,518.76

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,468, declined stock prices 606, unchanged stock prices 73, stock prices hitting new highs 271 and stock prices hitting new lows 13. 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: WWW gain 0.95, HOD 29.88, LOD 28.42, EOD 29.76; LPS shed 1.45, HOD 29.01, LOD 25.50, EOD 27.30; MOS gain 2.03, HOD 61.95, LOD 58.55, EOD 60.81; LPS shed 1.46, HOD 29.01, LOD 25.50, EOD 27.25; CRM gain 1.70, HOD 114.91, LOD 112.42, EOD 113.79.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,167, declined stock prices 507, unchanged stock prices 119, stock prices hitting new highs 175 and stock prices hitting new lows 15. 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: BIDU gain 6.30, HOD 102.95, LOD 97.61, EOD 102.55; AAPL gain 10.37, HOD 289.05, LOD 282.00, EOD 288.93; CLDX gain 0.81, HOD 4.96, LOD 4.41, EOD 4.73; NFLX shed 0.34, HOD 160.01, LOD 154.21, EOD 156.05; PCLN gain 13.30, HOD 344.94, LOD 334.03, EOD 344.94; ISRG gain 9.64, HOD 293.76, LOD 283.07, EOD 292.89.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 316, declined stock prices 182, unchanged stock prices 36, stock prices hitting new highs 28 and stock prices hitting new lows 3.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1157.00; Change 22.25
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,022.75; Change 45.75
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 10,887; Change 180
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 9,605; Change 280

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7228 to U.S. Dollars 1.3800
Japanese Yen 83.1950 to U.S. Dollars 0.0120
British Pound 0.6292 to U.S. Dollars 1.5900
Canadian Dollar 1.0170 to U.S. Dollars 0.9833
Swiss Franc 0.9670 to U.S. Dollars 1.03

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (November 10) gain $1.35, EOD $82.82 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (November 10) gain $0.01, EOD $2.30 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (November 10) gain $0.01, EOD $3.74 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (November 10) gain $0.03, EOD $2.13 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 10) gain $23.50, EOD $1,340.30 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 10) gain $0.70, EOD $22.74 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 10) gain $28.60, EOD $1,700.70 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 10) gain $0.06, EOD $3.73 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 10) gain $0.35, EOD $72.25
Pork Bellies (February 10) shed $1.00, EOD $107.50
Live Cattle (December 10) gain $0.40, EOD $97.70
Feeder Cattle (November 10) shed $1.17, EOD $109.73

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 10) gain $19.50, EOD $491.00
Soybeans (November 10) gain $17.75, EOD $1,071.75

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