Treasuries

Daily Market Commentary for October 22, 2010

Treasuries

Today the Federal Reserve began the process of buying U.S. treasuries in order to help boost the economic recovery. (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 14.08 points, EOD 11,132.49
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 7.08, EOD 7,522.75
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 16.86 points, EOD 2,476.53
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 1.81 points, EOD 1,182.07
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 0.25 points, EOD 2,691.53
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 9.73 points, EOD 3,868.54
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 16.49 points, EOD 5,741.37
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) gain 50.23 points,, EOD 9,426.71

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,770, declined stock prices 1,242, unchanged stock prices 113, stock prices hitting new highs 121 and stock prices hitting new lows 6. 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: CMG gain 26.58, HOD 207.94, LOD 188.50, EOD 205.69; STP gain 0.31, HOD 8.86, LOD 8.36, EOD 8.70; MEE gain 0.58, HOD 40.08, LOD 38.59, EOD 39.73; CYT gain 9.55, HOD 55.00, LOD 50.98, EOD 51.32; CRM gain 2.60, HOD 108.87, LOD 104.69, EOD 107.92.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,683, declined stock prices 960, unchanged stock prices 141, stock prices hitting new highs 101 and stock prices hitting new lows 31. 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 3.94, HOD 170.17, LOD 162.27, EOD 168.93; BIDU gain 4.95, HOD 109.34, LOD 104.85, EOD 107.36; NFLX shed 4.96, HOD 171.48, LOD 1655.94, EOD 167.75; RVBD gain 8.21, HOD 55.72, LOD 51.05, EOD 54.11; SNDK shed 0.10, HOD 38.73, LOD 36.96, EOD 37.01; FTNT gain 4.88, HOD 28.98, LOD 26.87, EOD 29.61; PCLN gain 18.92, HOD 364.93, LOD 344.05, EOD 362.61.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 286, declined stock prices 185, unchanged stock prices 43, stock prices hitting new highs 9 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) Mar 10: EOD 1178.25; Change 2.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,099.50; Change 1.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 11,069; Change -14
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 9,445; Change 50

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7179 to U.S. Dollars 1.3900
Japanese Yen 81.3750 to U.S. Dollars 0.0122
British Pound 0.6380 to U.S. Dollars 1.5700
Canadian Dollar 1.0274 to U.S. Dollars 0.9742
Swiss Franc 0.9789 to U.S. Dollars 1.03

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (December 10) gain $1.13, EOD $81.69 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (November 10) shed $0.03, EOD $2.27 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (November 10) shed $0.03, EOD $3.33 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (December 10) gain $0.02, EOD $2.06 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 10) shed $0.50, EOD $1,325.10 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 10) shed $0.02, EOD $23.12 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 11) gain $1.70, EOD $1,675.40 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 10) shed $0.01, EOD $3.10 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 10) gain $1.32, EOD $70.65
Pork Bellies (February 11) unchanged, EOD $102.50
Live Cattle (December 10) gain $0.50, EOD $101.75
Feeder Cattle (January 11) gain $0.85, EOD $112.85

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 10) shed $4.25, EOD $560.00
Soybeans (Januaryr 11) shed $1.50, EOD $1,211.50

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