Daily Market Commentary for December 6, 2010

Job Recovery

Investors grew more concerned about the economy following Chairman Ben Bernanke's television interview Sunday. (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) shed 19.75 points, EOD 11,362.34
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 11.42, EOD 7,740.16
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 3.15 points, EOD 2,594.61
S&P 500 (SPX) shed 1.51 points, EOD 1,223.20
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 3.58 points, EOD 2,611.41
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 1.32 points, EOD 3,749.23
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 24.96 points, EOD 5,770.28
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 11.09 points, EOD 10,167.23

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,509, declined stock prices 1,545, unchanged stock prices 82, stock prices hitting new highs 261 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: AGQ gain 0.33, HOD 9.29, LOD 8.82, EOD 9.18; CMG gain 4.72, HOD 242.22, LOD 233.42, EOD 240.68; CME gain 1.62, HOD 316.32, LOD 308.93, EOD 312.70; CRM gain 2.45, HOD 145.68, LOD 141.12, EOD 145.22; LVS shed 0.26, HOD 49.99, LOD 48.40, EOD 49.00; ABM shed 0.21, HOD 23.65, LOD 21.74, EOD 22.10.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,542, declined stock prices 1,141, unchanged stock prices 130, stock prices hitting new highs 241 and stock prices hitting new lows 30. 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: RDWR gain 7.01, HOD 40.24, LOD 38.00, EOD 39.74; HGSI shed 0.33, HOD 26.25, LOD 24.63, EOD 25.27; AAPL gain 2.71, HOD 322.33, LOD 318.42, EOD 320.15; NFLX gain 8.02, HOD 193.67, LOD 186.29, EOD 193.47.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 235, declined stock prices 267, unchanged stock prices 37, stock prices hitting new highs 30 and stock prices hitting new lows 7.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1224.00; Change 0.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,191.75; Change 4.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 11,367; Change 3
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 10,200; Change 30

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7506 to U.S. Dollars 1.3300
Japanese Yen 82.6250 to U.S. Dollars 0.0121
British Pound 0.6361 to U.S. Dollars 1.5700
Canadian Dollar 1.0044 to U.S. Dollars 0.9958
Swiss Franc 0.9814 to U.S. Dollars 1.02

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (January 11) gain $0.19, EOD $89.38 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (January 11) shed $0.01, EOD $2.48 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (January 11) gain $0.21, EOD $4.34 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (January 11) shed $0.01, EOD $2.34 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (February 11) gain $9.90, EOD $1,416.10 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (March 11) gain $0.46, EOD $29.74 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 11) shed $14.90, EOD $1,713.60 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (March 11) gain $0.01, EOD $4.01 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (February 11) shed $1.32, EOD $75.25
Pork Bellies (February 11) unchanged, EOD $104.50
Live Cattle (February 11) gain $0.05, EOD $106.42
Feeder Cattle (January 11) shed $0.17, EOD $118.50

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (March 11) shed $5.50, EOD $568.00
Soybeans (January 11) shed $11.75, EOD $1,288.50

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