Daily Market Commentary for September 29, 2010

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Economic data released today:

MBA Mortgage Applications:
U.S. MBA Market Index fell 0.8% at 784.0; Last Week 790.6; U.S. MBA Purchase Index rose 2.4% at 181.8; Last Week 177.6; U.S. MBA Refinance Index fell 1.6% at 4,288.3; Last Week 4,357.4.

Crude Oil Inventories from DOE:
U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles fell 0.475 Million Barrels at 357.86 Million Barrels; U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles fell 0.475 Million Barrels in Week; was Seen decreasing by 0.3 Million Barrels; U.S. Gasoline Stockpiles fell 3.469 Million Barrels at 222.589 Million Barrels; U.S. Gasoline Stockpiles fell 3.469 Million Barrels in Week; was Seen increasing by 0.6 Million Barrels; U.S. Distillate Stockpiles fell 1.265 Million Barrels at 173.589 Million Barrels; U.S. Refineries Ran at 85.8% capacity versus 87.8% capacity Week Ago; U.S. Refineries Ran at 85.8% capacity; Seen 87.30% capacity.

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 25.66 points, EOD 10,832.48
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 13.60, EOD 7,296.72
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) shed 4.29 points, EOD 2,375.30
S&P 500 (SPX) shed 3.56 points, EOD 1,144.14
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 0.81 points, EOD 2,602.69
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 25.23 points, EOD 3,737.12
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 9.17 points, EOD 5,569.27
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) gain 63.62 points, EOD 9,55.38

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,607, declined stock prices 1,422, unchanged stock prices 122, stock prices hitting new highs 187 and stock prices hitting new lows 11. 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: FDO gain 0.71, HOD 45.10, LOD 44.01, EOD 44.05; MA shed 0.30, HOD 224.12, LOD 221.55, EOD 222.70; GS shed 0.59, HOD 145.02, LOD 142.54, EOD 144.42; EOG gain 2.04, HOD 93.94, LOD 90.77, EOD 93.82; CRM shed 1.19, HOD 115.78, LOD 111.18, EOD 113.58; CME shed 4.97, HOD 265.00, LOD 259.20, EOD 259.55; ATU gain 0.28, HOD 22.78, LOD 22.39, EOD 22.77.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,398, declined stock prices 1,249, unchanged stock prices 161, stock prices hitting new highs 135 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: GMCR shed 5.95, HOD 32.18, LOD 30.55, EOD 31.06; AAPL gain 0.51, HOD 289.81, LOD 286.00, EOD 287.37; AMZN shed 0.71, HOD 161.78, LOD 157.75, EOD 158.99; NFLX gain 8.77, HOD 170.75, LOD 160.22, EOD 170.63.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 272, declined stock prices 207, unchanged stock prices 37, stock prices hitting new highs 24 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 1139.50; Change -2.25
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,005.75; Change -2.75
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 10,768; Change -20
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 9,525; Change 40

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7336 to U.S. Dollars 1.3600
Japanese Yen 83.6450 to U.S. Dollars 0.0119
British Pound 0.6335 to U.S. Dollars 1.5800
Canadian Dollar 1.0331 to U.S. Dollars 0.9672
Swiss Franc 0.9764 to U.S. Dollars 1.02

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (November 10) gain $1.68, EOD $77.86 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (October 10) gain $0.06, EOD $2.19 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (November 10) gain $0.01, EOD $3.96 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (October 10) gain $0.04 EOD $2.00 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (October 10) unchanged, EOD $1,306.60 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (October 10) gain $0.24, EOD $21.93 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (October 10) unchanged, EOD $1,635.70 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (October 10) gain $0.02, EOD $3.66 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (October 10) shed $0.55, EOD $78.60
Pork Bellies (February 10) unchanged, EOD $108.50
Live Cattle (October 10) shed $0.15, EOD $97.10
Feeder Cattle (September 10) shed $0.07, EOD $109.80

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 10) gain $5.00, EOD $505.00
Soybeans (November 10) shed $11.00, EOD $1,099.00

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