Daily Market Commentary for October 13, 2010

Earnings Report

Stocks got a boost from JP Morgan's earnings report for the third quarter. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

MBA Mortgage Applications:
U.S. MBA Refinance Index rose 21.0% at 5,060.3; Last Week 4,180.8; U.S. MBA Purchase Index fell 8.5% at 181.8; Last Week 198.7; U.S. MBA Market Index rose 14.6% at 897.2; Last Week 782.6.

Import Price Index (MoM):
U.S. September Import Prices fell 0.3%; Compared to Consensus of a decrease by 0.1%; U.S. September Non-Petroleum Import Prices rose 0.3%; U.S. September Petroleum Import Prices fell 3.1%.

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 75.72 points, EOD 11,096.12
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 70.62, EOD 7,560.74
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 23.27 points, EOD 2,441.19
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 8.43 points, EOD 1,178.20
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 22.47 points, EOD 2,670.38
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 35.09 points, EOD 3,828.34
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 19.86 points, EOD 5,747.35
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) gain 14.87, EOD 9,403.51

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,316, declined stock prices 773, unchanged stock prices 74, stock prices hitting new highs 411 and stock prices hitting new lows 4. 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 2.39, HOD 54.85, LOD 52.25, EOD 54.64; GS shed 0.67, HOD 156.65, LOD 154.39, EOD 154.62; TIN gain 1.42, HOD 20.23, LOD 18.56, EOD 20.05; JOE shed 2.39, HOD 25.22, LOD 21.75, EOD 22.14; CME shed 0.50, HOD 266.20, LOD 259.83, EOD 263.66; CRM gain 1.84, HOD 109.19, LOD 106.59, EOD 107.31; CF gain 1.98, HOD 119.73, LOD N/A, EOD 118.35; CSX gain 2.40, HOD 60.15, LOD 58.93, EOD 59.66; CVX shed 0.17, HOD 84.11, LOD 82.86, EOD 83.67.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,970, declined stock prices 726, unchanged stock prices 111, stock prices hitting new highs 235 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: ASML gain 1.58, HOD 32.84, LOD 32.02, EOD 32.15; PCLN gain 4.86, HOD 345.98, LOD 338.77, EOD 341.04; NFLX shed 0.78, HOD 159.50, LOD 154.01, EOD 154.61; LLTC shed 0.76, HOD 30.90, LOD 29.85, EOD 30.80; AAPL gain 1.60, HOD 301.96, LOD 299.80, EOD 300.14; ISRG shed 10.93, HOD 289.41, LOD 275.66, EOD 275.70.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 310, declined stock prices 183, unchanged stock prices 30, stock prices hitting new highs 36 and stock prices hitting new lows 5.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1175.72; Change 11.25
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,058.25; Change 21.25
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 11,057; Change 100
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 9,515; Change 75

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7161 to U.S. Dollars 1.4000
Japanese Yen 81.7650 to U.S. Dollars 0.0122
British Pound 0.6290 to U.S. Dollars 1.5900
Canadian Dollar 1.0042 to U.S. Dollars 0.9954
Swiss Franc 0.9591 to U.S. Dollars 1.04

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (November 10) gain $1.34, EOD $83.01 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (November 10) gain $0.03, EOD $2.30 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (November 10) gain $0.06, EOD $3.70 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (November 10) gain $0.04, EOD $2.17 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 10) gain $23.80, EOD $1,370.50 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 10) gain $0.78, EOD $23.93 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 10) gain $24.10, EOD $1,707.40 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 10) gain $0.03, EOD $3.82 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 10) shed $1.07, EOD $71.70
Pork Bellies (February 10) shed $1.00, EOD $102.00
Live Cattle (December 10) shed $0.82, EOD $98.48
Feeder Cattle (November 10) gain $0.87, EOD $108.12

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 10) shed $9.75, EOD $569.25
Soybeans (November 10) shed $2.00, EOD $1,176.50

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