Stock Market Trading

Daily Market Commentary for December 9, 2010

Stock Market Trading

Stock market trading remained mixed today as investors look towards the New Year. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

Initial Jobless Claims:
U.S. November 27 Week Jobless Claims Revised to 438K from 436K; U.S. November 27 Week Continuing Claims fell 191K to 4,086,000; U.S. Jobless Claims fell 17K to 421K in December 4 Week; Compared to Survey of a decrease by 13K.

Wholesale Inventories (MoM):
U.S. October Wholesale Inventories rose 1.9%; was expected to rise 0.9%.

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 4.01 points, EOD 11,368.47
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 25.64, EOD 7,775.96
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 5.71 points, EOD 2,614.87
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 2.69 points, EOD 1,230.97
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 6.96 points, EOD 2,624.40
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 26.07 points, EOD 3,858.05
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 13.43 points, EOD 5,807.96
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) gain 53.55 points, EOD 9,159.98

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,636, declined stock prices 1,424, unchanged stock prices 90, stock prices hitting new highs 148 and stock prices hitting new lows 30. 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:
CME gain 0.56, HOD 326.57, LOD 319.68, EOD 321.78; SAI shed 1.04, HOD 15.57, LOD 15.05, EOD 15.17; AGQ gain 2.62, HOD 140.99, LOD 136.00, EOD 137.53; CRM gain 0.56, HOD 326.57, LOD 319.68, EOD 321.78; DVN shed 0.41, HOD 73.51, LOD 71.62, EOD 72.77; LVS gain 0.70, HOD 47.65, LOD 46.29, EOD 46.74.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,562, declined stock prices 1,083, unchanged stock prices 155, stock prices hitting new highs 186 and stock prices hitting new lows 21. 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: LULU gain 7.86, HOD 66.66, LOD 61.82, EOD 63.56; YOKU gain 9.26, HOD 45.57, LOD 35.78, EOD 42.70; DANG gain 2.31, HOD 32.72, LOD 30.30, EOD 32.22; DMND gain 4.77, HOD 50.68, LOD 47.80, EOD 50.59; LINE shed 1.08, HOD 37.50, LOD 35.50, EOD 36.30; TEVA gain 3.36, HOD 52.73, LOD 51.96, EOD 52.63; AAPL shed 1.25, HOD 322.50, LOD 319.02, EOD 319.76; FFIV gain 1.75, HOD 139.33, LOD 136.32, EOD 138.92; NFLX gain 2.82, HOD 192.14, LOD 185.59, EOD 191.05.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 225, declined stock prices 247, unchanged stock prices 35, stock prices hitting new highs 15 and stock prices hitting new lows 14.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1232.50; Change 3.75
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,200.75; Change 0.25
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 11,363; Change -5
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 10,250; Change -30

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7551 to U.S. Dollars 1.3200
Japanese Yen 83.6750 to U.S. Dollars 0.012
British Pound 0.6343 to U.S. Dollars 1.500
Canadian Dollar 1.0106 to U.S. Dollars 0.9892
Swiss Franc 0.9834 to U.S. Dollars 1.02

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (January 11) gain $0.09, EOD $88.37 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (January 11) gain $0.00, EOD $2.47 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (January 11) shed $0.04, EOD $4.42 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (January 11) gain $0.03, EOD $2.34 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (February 11) gain $9.60, EOD $1,392.80 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (March 11) gain $0.56, EOD $28.82 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 11) shed $2.50, EOD $1,678.90 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (March 11) shed $0.01, EOD $4.09 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (February 11) gain $0.32, EOD $76.00
Pork Bellies (February 11) unchanged, EOD $104.50
Live Cattle (February 11) shed $0.07, EOD $104.70
Feeder Cattle (January 11) shed $0.12, EOD $118.05

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (March 11) shed $0.25, EOD $574.25
Soybeans (January 11) shed $14.50, EOD $1,281.50

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