Obama Budget

Daily Market Commentary for February 14, 2011

Obama Budget

Stocks were mixed this morning following the unveiling of the Obama budget plan. (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 5.14 points, EOD 12,268.12
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 29.59, EOD 8,404.48
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 7.51 points, EOD 2,816.95
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 3.42 points, EOD 1,332.57
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 11.85 points, EOD 2,725.51
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 4.69 points, EOD 4,096.62
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 2.81 points, EOD 6,060.09
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) triple digit gain 119.89 points, EOD 10,725.54

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,680, declined stock prices 1,404, unchanged stock prices 103, stock prices hitting new highs 349 and stock prices hitting new lows 12. 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: DVN gain 1.80, HOD 89.18, LOD 87.43, EOD 88.24; CRM gain 0.76, HOD 144.25, LOD 140.84, EOD 142.27.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,467, declined stock prices 1,250, unchanged stock prices 112, stock prices hitting new highs 285 and stock prices hitting new lows 22. 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: HAWK shed 3.29, HOD 5.39, LOD 3.37, EOD 4.61; NFLX gain 15.09, HOD 247.39, LOD 234.57, EOD 246.16; FNSR gain 0.20, HOD 46.09, LOD 42.66, EOD 43.21; CTRP shed 2.30, HOD 41.33, LOD 39.11, EOD 40.67; EXPE gain 0.35, HOD 22.09, LOD 21.32, EOD 21.66; PLCE gain 2.82, HOD 46.40, LOD 42.96, EOD 46.14; FFIV gain 1.87, HOD 129.00, LOD 126.70, EOD 128.49; BIDU shed 0.66, HOD 131.63, LOD 128.28, EOD 128.92.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 240, declined stock prices 189, unchanged stock prices 38, stock prices hitting new highs 25 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 1330.75; Change 3.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,384.75; Change 6.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 12,243; Change 2
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 10,755; Change 50

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7417 to U.S. Dollars 1.35
Japanese Yen 83.3150 to U.S. Dollars 0.012
British Pound 0.6238 to U.S. Dollars 1.6000
Canadian Dollar 0.9888 to U.S. Dollars 1.01
Swiss Franc 0.9700 to U.S. Dollars 1.03

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (March 11) shed $0.77, EOD $85.81 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (March 11) gain $0.05, EOD $2.75 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (March 11) gain $0.01, EOD $3.92 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (March 11) gain $0.05, EOD $2.52 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (April 11) gain $4.70, EOD $1,360.10 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (March 11) gain $0.53, EOD $30.53 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (April 11) gain $14.10, EOD $1,827.60 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (March 11) gain $0.09, EOD $4.63 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (April 11) gain $0.07, EOD $92.45
Pork Bellies (February 11) gain $2.00, EOD $119.00
Live Cattle (April 11) gain $1.20, EOD $113.90
Feeder Cattle (March 11) gain $2.32, EOD $128.25

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (March 11) shed $10.75, EOD $706.50
Soybeans (March 11) shed $13.25, EOD $1,402.75

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