Company Mergers

Daily Market Commentary for December 13, 2010

Company Mergers

Things were off to a good start Monday as news arose of new company mergers. (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) gain 18.39 points, EOD 11,428.71
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 26.67, EOD 7,850.02
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) shed 12.55 points, EOD 2,624.99
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 0.11 points, EOD 1,240.51
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 8.87 points, EOD 2,636.87
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 35.09 points, EOD 3,892.44
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 47.8 points, EOD 5,860.75
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) gain 81.94 points, EOD 10,293.89

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,440, declined stock prices 1,664, unchanged stock prices 72, stock prices hitting new highs 265 and stock prices hitting new lows 88. 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: MCP gain 2.98, HOD 35.59, LOD 31.28, EOD 34.26; EDU shed 1.78, HOD N/A, LOD 102.10, EOD 103.81; CRM shed 4.73, HOD 149.96, LOD 143.78, EOD 143.88.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,076, declined stock prices 1,604, unchanged stock prices 133, stock prices hitting new highs 277 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: YOKU shed 7.10, HOD 36.70, LOD 30.00, EOD 30.40; AAPL gain 1.11, HOD 325.06, LOD 321.00, EOD 321.67; NFLX shed 10.83, HOD 192.61, LOD 182.50, EOD 183.80; LULU gain 1.25, HOD 73.48, LOD 69.73, EOD 69.95; FFIV shed 4.03, HOD 143.75, LOD 138.71, EOD 139.06; ISRG shed 5.37, HOD 260.70, LOD 253.25, EOD 254.70; SNDK gain 0.27, HOD 50.97, LOD 49.83, EOD 49.87; FCEL gain 0.23, HOD 1.71, LOD 1.50, EOD 1.68.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 225, declined stock prices 258, unchanged stock prices 31, stock prices hitting new highs 31 and stock prices hitting new lows 37.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1236.00; Change 0.00
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,207.50; Change -7.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 11,369; Change 25
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 10,280; Change 80

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7467 to U.S. Dollars 1.3400
Japanese Yen 83.4050 to U.S. Dollars 0.012
British Pound 0.6303 to U.S. Dollars 1.59
Canadian Dollar 1.0074 to U.S. Dollars 0.9925
Swiss Franc 0.9678 to U.S. Dollars 1.03

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (January 11) gain $0.82, EOD $88.61 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (January 11) gain $0.00, EOD $2.47 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (January 11) shed $0.04, EOD $4.42 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (January 11) gain $0.00, EOD $2.32 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (February 11) gain $13.10, EOD $1,398.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (March 11) gain $1.01, EOD $29.62 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 11) gain $22.00, EOD $1,697.30 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (March 11) gain $0.09, EOD $4.21 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (February 11) gain $1.10, EOD $76.25
Pork Bellies (February 11) gain $0.25, EOD $105.25
Live Cattle (February 11) gain $1.00, EOD $104.95
Feeder Cattle (January 11) gain $1.02, EOD $119.20

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (March 11) gain $14.25, EOD $588.50
Soybeans (January 11) gain $29.50, EOD $1,302.50

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