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03-16-2008, 01:01
International Herald Tribune - The speculation ends Tuesday afternoon after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and central bank policymakers have met. Whatever the decision, for a growing number of analysts, one more rate reduction will not be the lifeline that pulls the country back from ...
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04-27-2008, 22:52
WASHINGTON : This time, will the Fed's words speak louder than its actions? Just ahead of a meeting of Federal Reserve policy makers this week, the widely shared consensus is that the Fed will most likely cut its benchmark short-term interest rate to ...
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04-30-2008, 11:02
The Federal Reserve, which began the year aggressively fighting a severe credit crunch and economic weakness, may push the pause button after delivering perhaps one more quarter-point cut in interest rates. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his ...
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04-30-2008, 16:44
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05-01-2008, 18:21
The Federal Reserve is poised to deliver another interest rate cut to millions of people and businesses this week, although that could be the last break they get for a while. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues opened a two-day meeting ...
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05-20-2008, 06:38
WASHINGTON - Turmoil in financial markets has eased somewhat, but the situation is still "far from normal," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said yesterday. The central bank has taken a number of unconventional steps - especially since March ...
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05-23-2008, 06:48
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06-04-2008, 09:12
Ben Bernanke is, too. The Federal Reserve chairman has moved inflation up on his list of worries, suggesting more pointedly than ever that the time for cutting interest rates is over in view of soaring oil and commodity prices and a weakened dollar ...
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06-05-2008, 20:02
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday he does not think the United States will experience the out-of-control prices seen with 1970s oil shocks.
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06-18-2008, 21:34
WASHINGTON — Bolstering the performance of the U.S. health care system is one of the biggest challenges facing the country, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday. New medical technologies and treatments are allowing people to live ...
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06-24-2008, 00:30
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues, who open a two-day meeting Tuesday, are in a tricky spot: they are faced with stuck-in-a-rut economic growth along with inflation threats from rising prices for energy, food and other commodities. Fed ...
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06-25-2008, 20:02
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues, concluding a two-day meeting, are expected to keep talking tough about inflation while stopping short of actually doing anything, at least right away. The Fed is widely expected ...
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06-27-2008, 12:01
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues, concluding a two-day meeting, are expected to keep talking tough about inflation while stopping short of actually doing anything, at least right away. The Fed is widely expected ...
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06-27-2008, 12:01
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06-27-2008, 18:55
WASHINGTON— The Federal Reserve is looking into making it easier for private equity firms to invest in banks, a move that could usher new capital infusions to cash-hungry banks and help them cope with credit problems. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and ...
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06-28-2008, 12:37
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is looking into making it easier for private equity firms to invest in banks. The move could usher new capital infusions to cash-hungry banks to cope with credit problems. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury ...
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06-29-2008, 21:06
The Federal Reserve is looking into making it easier for private equity firms to invest in banks, a move that could usher new capital infusions to cash-hungry banks and help them cope with credit problems. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury ...
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07-04-2008, 11:57
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanker is urging lenders to forgive portions of mortgages held by homeowners at risk of defaulting (Getty Images) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke , battling the worst US housing recession in in a quarter of a ...
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07-09-2008, 22:40
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07-11-2008, 22:26
NEW YORK -- The promise of a credit line from the Federal Reserve to mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pulled their stocks up after a huge sell-off early today. Reuters and CNBC reported that Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told the ...
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07-21-2008, 15:39
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's financial disclosure form, released Monday, shows his holdings last year were in no-fills investments, including U.S. Treasury securities, Canadian Treasury bonds, mutual funds and annuities ...
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07-21-2008, 21:59
Engulfed by economic and financial turbulence, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has taken extraordinary steps to ease the nation's problems. His own finances are a bit more straightforward. The chairman's financial disclosure form, released ...
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07-21-2008, 21:59
Engulfed by economic and financial turbulence, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has taken extraordinary steps to ease the nation's problems. His own finances are a bit more straightforward. The chairman's financial disclosure form, released ...
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07-22-2008, 04:07
The Federal Reserve chairman’s own finances are a bit more straightforward. The central banker's financial disclosure form showed his holdings last year were in no-frills investments, including US Treasury securities, Canadian Treasury bonds ...
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07-23-2008, 06:20
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Engulfed by economic and financial turbulence, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has taken extraordinary steps to ease the nation's problems. His own finances are a bit more straightforward. The chairman's financial disclosure ...
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07-23-2008, 12:22
WASHINGTON : Engulfed by economic and financial turbulence, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has taken extraordinary steps to ease America's problems. His own finances are a bit more straightforward. The chairman's financial disclosure form ...
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07-29-2008, 09:58
July 29 (Bloomberg) -- The policy debate within the Federal Reserve is growing sharper. On one side is Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke , who is opposed to raising interest rates even though consumer prices have gone up 5 percent over the past year. On ...
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09-17-2008, 03:44
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09-17-2008, 10:42
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Showing a tough-love stance for now, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues decided to keep a key interest rate steady Tuesday. They acknowledged stresses in financial markets have grown, though, and ...
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09-17-2008, 22:51
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Showing a tough-love stance for now, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues decided to keep a key interest rate steady Tuesday. They acknowledged stresses in financial markets have grown, though, and ...
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10-19-2008, 09:33
Sunday, October 12, 2008 "It's clear to me that Ben Bernanke wants to go down as the Franklin Roosevelt of this episode, not the Herbert Hoover," said Laurence Ball, an economics professor at Johns Hopkins University. Right now, Bernanke has ...
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10-24-2008, 14:36
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates again next week. But could the Fed soon go where it has never gone before and bring them below 1%? The Fed lowered its federal funds rate, the benchmark overnight ...
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10-24-2008, 20:56
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates again next week. But could the Fed soon go where it has never gone before and bring them below 1%? The Fed lowered its federal funds rate, the benchmark overnight ...
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10-27-2008, 16:41
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates again next week. But could the Fed soon go where it has never gone before and bring them below 1%? The Fed lowered its federal funds rate, the benchmark overnight ...
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10-27-2008, 23:02
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Less than three weeks after the Federal Reserve's emergency interest-rate reduction was, in the words of its vice chairman, ``overwhelmed'' by the collapse of financial markets, Ben S. Bernanke is about to try again. The ...
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10-28-2008, 17:03
WASHINGTON - Disappearing jobs, burrowing consumers and skittish companies are reasons for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates and brace the tottering economy. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues open a two-day meeting Tuesday ...
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Daily Market Commentary for October 29, 2008 from Millennium-Traders.Com (http://www.millennium-traders.com)
Fed Cuts Discount Rate 0.50 point to 1.25 percent; Fed Cuts Fed Funds Rate 0.50 point to 1.00 percent; (read more (http://www.millennium-traders.com/news/newscommentary.aspx))
Economic data released today:
Durable Goods Orders:
September Durable Goods Orders, excluding Transportation fell 1.1 percent; September Durable Goods Orders excluding Defense fell 0.6 percent; August Durable Goods Orders revised to a drop by 5.5 percent from a drop by 4.8 percent; U.S. September Durable Goods Orders rose 0.8 percent compared to consensus of a drop by 1.1 percent.
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 session on the world market as well as the emerging markets including the stock market closing bell price:
DOW (Dow Jones Industrial Average) loss of 77.26 points on the day to end the trading session at 8,987.86
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain of 41.45 points to end the trading session at 5,774.90
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain of 7.74 points to end the trading session at 1,657.21
S&P 500 loss of 10.42 points to end the trading session at 930.09
FTSE All-World excluding U.S. gain of 5.15 points to end the trading session at 147.91
FTSE RAFI 1000 loss of 54.12 points to end the trading session at 3,586.96
BEL 20 (BEL20) triple digit gain of 124.51 points to end the trading session at 2,022.86
CAC 40 (CAC40) triple digit gain of 287.65 points to end the trading session at 3,402.57
FTSE100 (UKX100) triple digit gain of 316.16 points to end the trading session at 4,242.54
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) triple digit gain of 589.98 points to end the trading session at 8,211.90
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the day:
Advanced stock prices 2,318, declined stock prices 871; unchanged stock prices 79; stock prices hitting new highs 5 and stock prices hitting new lows 80. 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: Transocean Incorporated (NYSE: RIG) stock price gained 6.20 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $77.89, low on the trading session $67.00 with a closing stock price at $72.79; Ultrashort Financial ProShares Corporation (NYSE: SKF) stock price gained 8.33 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $145.00, low on the trading session $126.49 with a closing stock price at $144.33; Potash Corporation Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) stock price gained 9.53 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $82.94, low on the trading session $70.61 with a closing stock price at $79.21; Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated (NYSE: GS) stock price gained 4.23 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $102.71, low on the trading session $88.66 with a closing stock price at $97.80; Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) stock price gained 18.09 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $179.42, low on the trading session $159.65 with a closing stock price at $175.81; CME Group Incorporated (NYSE: CME) stock price shed 1.64 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $281.30, low on the trading session $248.10 with a closing stock price at $262.00; Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA) stock price gained 2.68 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $78.87, low on the trading session $72.00 with a closing stock price at $74.63; Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) stock price gained 1.55 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $76.38, low on the trading session $71.10 with a closing stock price at $71.78; Proshares Ultrashort (NYSE: EEV) stock price shed 5.00 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $125.66, low on the trading session $102.00 with a closing stock price at $112.00.
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators today:
Advanced stock prices 2,012; declined stock prices 897; unchanged stock prices 85; stock prices hitting new highs 1; stock prices hitting new lows 200. 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: Cephalon Incorporated (NasdaqGS: CEPH) stock price gained 0.37 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $69.99, low on the trading session $67.99 with a closing stock price at $68.67; Apollo Group Incorporated (NasdaqGS: APOL) stock price gained 5.63 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $70.58, low on the trading session $63.61 with a closing stock price at $64.50; Digital River Incorporated (NasdaqGS: DRIV) stock price shed 1.91 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $24.18, low on the trading session $21.50 with a closing stock price at $23.24; VistaPrint Limited (NasdaqGS: VPRT) stock price shed 6.92 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $18.75, low on the trading session $16.00 with a closing stock price at $17.30; Apple Incorporated (NasdaqGS: AAPL) stock price gained 4.91 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $109.54, low on the trading session $99.94 with a closing stock price at $104.87; First Solar Incorporated (NasdaqGS: FSLR) stock price shed 4.08 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $131.58, low on the trading session $111.80 with a closing stock price at $110.01; Baidu.com Incorporated (NasdaqGS: BIDU) stock price gained 1.16 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $223.78 low on the trading session $203.04 with a closing stock price at $210.11; Google, Incorporated (NasdaqGS: GOOG) stock price shed 12.54 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $371.00, low on the trading session $352.37 with a closing stock price at $356.21.
Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for today:
Advanced stock prices 812; declined stock prices 346; unchanged stock prices 63; stock prices hitting new highs 4 and stock prices hitting new lows 58.
Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market activity for the day, at time of this posting for December 2008 Contracts:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) end of day price 927.50 change -11.25
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) end of day price 1,292.00 change -16.00
E-mini S&P SmallCap 600 (SMP) end of day price 262.50 change 3.80
$5 DJIA (YM) end of day price 8,866 change -223
World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7735 to U.S. Dollars 1.2929
Japanese Yen 97.26 to U.S. Dollars 0.0103
British Pound 0.6118 to U.S. Dollars 1.6344
Canadian Dollar 1.2264 to U.S. Dollars 0.8154
Swiss Franc 1.1329 to U.S. Dollars 0.8827
Commodity Markets:
Energy Sector: Light Crude (NYMEX: NYM) gained $4.77 on the day for a closing price of $67.50 a barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (NYMEX: NYM) gained $0.09 on the day for a closing price of $2.03 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (NYMEX: NYM) gained $0.36 on the day for a closing price of $7.06 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (NYMEX: NYM) gained $0.08 on the day for a closing price of $1.53 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Metals Markets:
Gold Market Price (COMEX: CMX) gained $13.50 on the day for a closing price of $754.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (COMEX: CMX) gained $1.02 on the day for a closing price of $9.81 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (NYMEX: NYM) gained $7.80 on the day for a closing price of $816.60 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (COMEX: CMX) gained $0.23 on the day for a closing price of $2.09 ($US per pound)
Livestock and Meat Markets (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) shed 0.48 on the day for a closing price of 57.58
Pork Bellies (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 0.58 on the day for a closing price of 87.38
Live Cattle (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 2.13 on the day for a closing price of 91.00
Feeder Cattle (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 1.80 on the day for a closing price of 95.90
Other Commodities (cents per bushel):
Corn (Chicago Board of Trade: CBT) gained 30.00 on the day for a closing price of 420.75
Soybeans (Chicago Board of Trade: CBT) gained 59.00 on the day for a closing price of 947.00
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11-10-2008, 14:43
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve is refusing to identify the recipients of almost $2 trillion of emergency loans from American taxpayers or the troubled assets the central bank is accepting as collateral. Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and ...
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12-15-2008, 04:58
WASHINGTON - With the country spiraling deeper into recession, the Federal Reserve is ready to slash its key interest rate, perhaps to an all-time low. To battle the worst financial crisis since the 1930s, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues ...
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12-15-2008, 11:12
WASHINGTON - With the country spiraling deeper into recession, the Federal Reserve is ready to slash its key interest rate, perhaps to an all-time low. To battle the worst financial crisis since the 1930s, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues ...
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12-16-2008, 02:31
But with the economic mired in recession and low rates ineffective in stimulating activity, the central bank headed by Ben Bernanke will likely look at a range of exceptional actions to get credit flowing again. The central bank's Federal Open ...
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10-15-2009, 04:17
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Daily Market Commentary for March 16, 2010
Fed
Stocks were on the rise today as investors anxiously awaited the Fed announcement on monetary policy. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com (http://www.millennium-traders.com/news/marketcommentarymarch1610.aspx))
Economic data released today:
Building Permits:
Building Permits fell 1.6% to 612K Rate in February.
Housing Starts:
U.S. January Housing Starts Revised to rise 6.6% from an increase by 2.8%; U.S. February Housing Starts fell 5.9% to 575K; Compared to Consensus of a decrease by 4.7%.
Import Price Index (MoM):
U.S. February Import Prices fell 0.3%; Compared to Consensus of a decrease by 0.2%; U.S. February Non-Petroleum Import Prices rose 0.2%; U.S. February Petroleum Import Prices fell 2.2%.
FOMC Statement:
Fed leaves discount rate unchanged at 0.75%; Fed keeps Fed funds range unchanged at 0.0% to 0.25%; Voted 9-1 for Fed funds rate action, Hoenig dissents; to use policy tools as needed for growth, Stable prices; Businesses spending significantly more, not hiring; household spending expanding, but remains constrained; Financial market conditions remain supportive of growth; Longer-term Inflation expectations stable; inflation expected to remain subdued for some time; Pace of recovery likely to be moderate for a time; Labor market is `stabilizing'; Economic activity has continued to strengthen; Fed funds to stay exceptionally low for extended period; to end mortgage purchases March 31 as U.S. economy improves; Hoenig concerned `extended period' may cause imbalances.
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 43.76 points, EOD 10,685.91
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 75.68, EOD 7,426.64
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 15.35 points, EOD 2,377.56
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 9.02 points, EOD 1,159.53
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 22.77 points, EOD 2,631.57
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 48.04 points, EOD 3,938.95
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 26.58, EOD 5,620.43
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 30.27 points, EOD 10,721.71
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,250, declined stock prices 843, unchanged stock prices 108, stock prices hitting new highs 405 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: NUE gain 0.95, HOD 46.20, LOD 45.05, EOD 46.07; POT gain 2.04, HOD 128.42, LOD 126.53, EOD 126.98; CF shed 0.76, HOD 97.42, LOD 95.10, EOD 95.62; CME gain 0.18, HOD 315.99, LOD 311.98, EOD 314.33; FAS gain 3.40, HOD 92.65, LOD 89.45, EOD 92.54; LTD gain 1.00, HOD 24.85, LOD 23.99, EOD 24.71.
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,717, declined stock prices 1,039, unchanged stock prices 98, stock prices hitting new highs 211 and stock prices hitting new lows 12. 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: BIDU shed 3.68, HOD 588.00, LOD 571.53, EOD 573.16; ATHN gain 2.42, HOD 41.00, LOD 38.74, EOD 39.71; SQNM shed 1.68, HOD 6.58, LOD 5.98, EOD 6.08; AAPL gain 0.61, HOD 224.98, LOD 222.51, EOD 224.45; WYNN gain 3.16, HOD 73.80, LOD 70.28, EOD 73.63; CFSG shed 1.20, HOD 14.85, LOD 13.51, EOD 14.28.
Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 282, declined stock prices 208, unchanged stock prices 34, stock prices hitting new highs 26 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 1154.75; Change 9.00
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 1,930.25; Change 13.25
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 10,626; Change 50
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Mar 10: EOD 787.90; Change 9.00
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 10,740; Change 75
World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7258 to U.S. Dollars 1.3800
Japanese Yen 90.2900 to U.S. Dollars 0.0111
British Pound 0.6555 to U.S. Dollars 1.5300
Canadian Dollar 1.0141 to U.S. Dollars 0.9860
Swiss Franc 1.0534 to U.S. Dollars 0.9490
COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (April 10) gain $1.90, EOD $81.70 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (April 10) gain $0.05, EOD $2.11 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (April 10) shed $0.04, EOD $4.35 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (April 10) gain $0.05, EOD $2.28 gallon ($US per gallon)
Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (April 10) gain $17.10, EOD $1,122.20 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (April 10) gain $0.25, EOD $17.33 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (April 10) gain $14.90, EOD $1,628.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (April 10) gain $0.05, EOD $3.36 ($US per pound)
Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (April 10) shed $0.05, EOD $71.75
Pork Bellies (April 10) unchanged, EOD $91.00
Live Cattle (Aril 10) shed $0.17, EOD $95.48
Feeder Cattle (April 10) gain $0.05, EOD $102.95
Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (May 10) gain $3.50 , EOD $366.75
Soybeans (May 10) gain $15.00, EOD $945.00
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