Private Sector Employment

Daily Market Commentary for October 6, 2010

Private Sector Employment

Private sector employment fell in September after reporting a gain in jobs in August. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

MBA Mortgage Applications:
U.S. MBA Refinance Index fell 2.5% at 4,180.8; Last Week 4,288.3; U.S. MBA Market Index fell 0.2% at 782.6; Last Week 784; U.S. MBA Purchase Index rose 9.3% at 198.7; Last Week 181.8.

ADP Nonfarm Employment Change:
ADP September U.S. Private Sector Jobs Expected to increase by 20,000; ADP September U.S. Private Sector Jobs fell 39,000.

Crude Oil Inventories from DOE:
U.S. Refineries Ran at 83.1% capacity; was Seen at 85.40% capacity; U.S. Refineries Ran at 83.1% capacity versus 85.8% capacity a Week Ago; U.S. Distillate Stockpiles fell 1.124 Million Barrels in Week; was Seen Decreasing by 0.7 Million Barrels; U.S. Distillate Stockpiles fell 1.124 Million Barrels at 172.465 Million Barrels; U.S. Gasoline Stockpiles fell 2.646 Million Barrels in Week; was Seen Decreasing by 0.3 Million Barrels; U.S. Gasoline Stockpiles fell 2.646 Million Barrels at 219.943 Million Barrels; U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles rose 3.088 Million Barrels in Week; was Seen Increasing by 0.3 Million Barrels; U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles rose 3.088 Million Barrels at 360.948 Million Barrels.

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 11.24 points, EOD 10,955.96
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 11.24, EOD 7,445.42
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) shed 20.83 points, EOD 2,379.00
S&P 500 (SPX) shed 1.77 points, EOD 1,158.98
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 17.51 points, EOD 2,613.44
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 32.98 points, EOD 3,764.91
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 45.63 points, EOD 5,681.39
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) unchanged 137.7 points, EOD 9,518.76

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,402, declined stock prices 1,647, unchanged stock prices 97, stock prices hitting new highs 232 and stock prices hitting new lows 15. 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: MON gain 0.01, HOD 51.27, LOD 48.28, EOD 48.52; CRM shed 9.49, HOD 114.12, LOD 97.92, EOD 104.52; AYI gain 3.54, HOD 48.24, LOD 46.14, EOD 48.00; STZ gain 0.78, HOD 18.71, LOD 17.35, EOD 18.54.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,103, declined stock prices 1,556, unchanged stock prices 130, stock prices hitting new highs 126 and stock prices hitting new lows 20. 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: EQIX shed 34.82, HOD 80.78, LOD 69.42, EOD 70.22; NFLX shed 6.07, HOD 158.75, LOD 148.46, EOD 150.10; BIDU shed 4.45, HOD 103.04, LOD 97.64, EOD 98.27; AAPL shed 0.17, HOD 291.99, LOD 285.26, EOD 289.19; PCLN shed 12.25, HOD 343.10, LOD 329.90, EOD 332.69; CTXS shed 9.85, HOD 69.34, LOD 59.58, EOD 60.15; ISRG shed 0.01, HOD 294.99, LOD 288.74, EOD 292.88; COST gain 0.75, HOD 65.46, LOD 62.81, EOD 65.41.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 265, declined stock prices 233, unchanged stock prices 35, stock prices hitting new highs 22 and stock prices hitting new lows 4.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1154.75; Change 0.00
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,001.75; Change -16.75
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 10,896; Change 32
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 9,660; Change 60

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7175 to U.S. Dollars 1.3900
Japanese Yen 82.9050 to U.S. Dollars 0.0120
British Pound 0.6294 to U.S. Dollars 1.5900
Canadian Dollar 1.0104 to U.S. Dollars 0.9896
Swiss Franc 0.9608 to U.S. Dollars 1.04

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (November 10) gain $0.41, EOD $83.23 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (November 10) gain $0.00, EOD $2.31 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (November 10) gain $0.12, EOD $3.86 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (November 10) gain $0.03, EOD $2.16 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 10) gain $7.40, EOD $1,347.70 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 10) gain $0.30, EOD $23.04 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 10) gain $11.30, EOD $1,712.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 10) gain $0.02, EOD $3.75 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 10) shed $0.05, EOD $72.20
Pork Bellies (February 10) shed $3.00, EOD $104.50
Live Cattle (December 10) shed $0.57, EOD $97.10
Feeder Cattle (November 10) shed $0.27, EOD $109.22

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 10) shed $2.50, EOD $488.50
Soybeans (November 10) shed $9.75, EOD $1,062.00

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