Microsoft Updates

Daily Market Commentary for October 23, 2009

Microsoft Updates

Investors were looking forward to seeing Microsoft Updates today to see how the software giant is recovering. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

Existing Home Sales:
U.S. September Existing Home Sales rose 9.4% to 5.57 Million Rate; U.S. September Existing Home Sales Consensus 5.38 Million Rate; U.S. Inventory Of Unsold U.S. Homes at 7.8 months supply; U.S. September Median Existing Home Price fell 8.5% on year to $174,900.

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 103.69 points, EOD 9,977.62
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 116.12, EOD 7,066.79
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) shed 10.87 points, EOD 2,154.42
S&P 500 (SPX) shed 13.46 points, EOD 1,079.45
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 5.28 points, EOD 2,547.34
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 7.63 points, EOD 3,808.24
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 35.21 points, EOD 5,242.57
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) gain 15.82, EOD 10,282.99

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 728 declined stock prices 2,342, unchanged stock prices 101, stock prices hitting new highs 183 and stock prices hitting new lows 7. 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: BNI shed 5.50, HOD 82.13, LOD 78.32, EOD 79.12; POT shed 2.49, HOD 102.84, LOD 99.90, EOD 100.47; CME gain 2.43, HOD 324.44, LOD 316.09, EOD 319.95; RTP shed 3.32, HOD 200.36, LOD 194.24, EOD 194.94.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 638, declined stock prices 2,075, unchanged stock prices 110, stock prices hitting new highs 105 and stock prices hitting new lows 15. 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:
AMZN gain 25.47, HOD 119.65, LOD 110.62, EOD 118.92; SYNA gain 0.94, HOD 26.18, LOD 24.18, EOD 24.60; HGSI shed 0.79, HOD 20.43, LOD 19.45, EOD 19.62; AAPL shed 1.26, HOD 205.80, LOD 203.23, EOD 203.94; SPWRA shed 4.95, HOD 30.35, LOD 28.11, EOD 28.35; BIDU gain 19.71, HOD 437.50, LOD 418.50, EOD 435.31; ISRG gain 3.84, HOD 265.00, LOD 254.00, EOD 262.96; FSLR shed 3.69, HOD 154.92, LOD 151.72, EOD 152.39; NFLX gain 5.26, HOD 57.50, LOD 49.73, EOD 54.89; WOOF shed 2.48, HOD 25.39, LOD 24.04, EOD 24.96; TROW gain 5.16, HOD 55.48, LOD 50.21, EOD 54.27; NTGR gain 0.53, HOD 20.03, LOD 18.44, EOD 18.79; ALGN gain 2.32, HOD 18.85, LOD 17.53, EOD 17.70; IBKR shed 2.72, HOD 18.24, LOD 16.65, EOD 16.84.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 199, declined stock prices 312, unchanged stock prices 48, stock prices hitting new highs 22 and stock prices hitting new lows 2.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Dec 09: EOD 1075.50; Change -15.25
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Dec 09: EOD 1,751.75; Change -10.75
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Dec 09: EOD 9,920; Change -118
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Dec 09: EOD 699.30; Change -10.30
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Dec 09: EOD 10,230; Change -105

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6669 U.S. Dollars 1.4995
Japanese Yen 92.0500 to U.S. Dollars 0.0109
British Pound 0.6133 to U.S. Dollars 1.6305
Canadian Dollar 1.0514 to U.S. Dollars 0.9511
Swiss Franc 1.0094 to U.S. Dollars 0.9907

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (November 09) shed $0.69, EOD $80.50 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (November 09) shed $0.02, EOD $2.10 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (November 09) shed $0.13, EOD $5.48 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (November 09) no change $0.00, EOD $2.04 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 09) shed $2.20, EOD $1,056.40 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 09) gain $0.18, EOD $17.72 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 09) shed $0.40, EOD $1,369.50 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 09) gain $0.04, EOD $3.03 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 09) shed $0.70, EOD $53.03
Pork Bellies (February 10) gain $2.48, EOD $85.98
Live Cattle (December 09) gain $0.03, EOD $87.40
Feeder Cattle (November 09) shed $0.88, EOD $95.80

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) shed $5.75, EOD $396.00
Soybeans (November 09) gain $0.50, EOD $1,007.50

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 99 31/32, change -4/32, Yield 1.00, Yield change 0.07
5 year EOD 99 21/32, change -13/32, Yield 2.44, Yield change 0.09
10 year EOD 101 2/32, change -19/32, Yield 3.49, Yield change 0.07
30 year EOD 103 14/32, change -28/32, Yield 4.29, change 0.05

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