Housing

Daily Market Commentary for October 26, 2010

Housing

Investors seemed unsure of today's reports on housing and consumer confidence. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

Redbook:
U.S. Retail Sales First 3 Weeks of October rose 0.3% versus September; U.S. Retail Sales First 3 Weeks of October rose 2.7% versus October a Year-Ago; U.S. Retail Sales rose 2.8% Week Ended October 23 versus Year-Ago.

S&P/CS Home Price Indices Composite - 20 (YoY):
S&P Case-Shiller August 20-City Home Price Index fell 0.2% Month on Month; S&P Case-Shiller August 10-City Home Price Index fell 0.1% Month on Month; S&P Case-Shiller August 10-City Home Price Index rose 2.6% Year on Year.

CB Consumer Confidence:
U.S. Conference Board October Expectations Index 67.8 versus September 65.5; U.S. Conference Board October Consumer Confidence 50.2 versus September 48.6; U.S. Conference Board October Present Situation Index 23.9 versus September 23.3

Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index:
October Retail Revenues Index fell 7 versus September decrease by 8; October Services Revenues Index fell 7 versus September decrease by 5; October Manufacturing Shipments Index 3 versus September decrease by 4.

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 5.11 points, EOD 11,169.16
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 17.48, EOD 7,528.90
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 5.14 points, EOD 2,495.99
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 0.04 points, EOD 1,185.66
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 5.9 points, EOD 2,692.74
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 17.34 points, EOD 3,852.66
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 44.68 points, EOD 5,707.30
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 23.78 points,, EOD 9,377.38

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,383, declined stock prices 1,686, unchanged stock prices 99, stock prices hitting new highs 138 and stock prices hitting new lows 15. 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: CMI shed 5.52, HOD 91.56, LOD 87.00, EOD 88.95; ICE shed 2.55, HOD 114.42, LOD 110.72, EOD 113.06; ESI gain 0.12, HOD 64.39, LOD 59.41, EOD 62.30; CRM shed 0.71, HOD 112.78, LOD 110.33, EOD 111.80; LXK shed 10.00, HOD 41.10, LOD 37.59, EOD 37.72; EDU gain 1.21, HOD 104.65, LOD 101.45, EOD 104.08; CME shed 2.45, HOD 283.15, LOD 279.86, EOD 280.53; TXN shed 0.10, HOD 28.91, LOD 28.37, EOD 28.88; AKS shed 0.53, HOD 12.95, LOD 12.40, EOD 12.84.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,315, declined stock prices 1,360, unchanged stock prices 133, stock prices hitting new highs 109 and stock prices hitting new lows 23. 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: NTRS gain 2.55, HOD 50.69, LOD 49.50, EOD 50.57; CPLA shed 12.54, HOD 59.33, LOD 51.66, EOD 54.80; SVNT shed 0.56, HOD 12.59, LOD 11.47, EOD 11.51; AAPL shed 0.79, HOD 309.74, LOD 305.65, EOD 308.05; NFLX gain 10.78, HOD 179.56, LOD 167.05, EOD 177.62; ZRAN shed 1.38, HOD 6.45, LOD 5.98, EOD 6.18; VECO shed 2.23, HOD 39.70, LOD 37.21, EOD 37.71.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 228, declined stock prices 247, unchanged stock prices 46, stock prices hitting new highs 8 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 1181.50; Change 1.25
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,116.25; Change 7.75
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 11,113; Change -2
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 9,415; Change 30

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7220 to U.S. Dollars 1.3800
Japanese Yen 81.4950 to U.S. Dollars 0.0122
British Pound 0.6312 to U.S. Dollars 1.5800
Canadian Dollar 1.0244 to U.S. Dollars 0.9766
Swiss Franc 0.9858 to U.S. Dollars 1.01

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (December 10) gain $0.03, EOD $82.55 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (December 10) shed $0.00, EOD $2.27 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (November 10) gain $0.03, EOD $3.35 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (December 10) gain $0.00, EOD $2.08 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 10) shed $0.30, EOD $1,338.60 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 10) gain $0.28, EOD $23.83 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 11) gain $7.00, EOD $1,704.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 10) gain $0.00, EOD $3.87 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 10) gain $0.22, EOD $68.68
Pork Bellies (February 11) unchanged, EOD $104.00
Live Cattle (December 10) shed $0.55, EOD $100.10
Feeder Cattle (January 11) gain $0.17, EOD $111.93

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 10) gain $2.25, EOD $571.00
Soybeans (January 11) gain $1.00, EOD $1,231.00

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