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Economic data released today:

Trade Balance:
January Trade Balance Revised to a Deficit of $36.95B from a Deficit of $37.29B; U.S. February Trade Deficit $39.70B; Compared to Consensus of a Deficit of $39.0B.

Import Price Index (MoM):
February Exports $143.17B, rose 0.2%; Imports $182.88B, rose 1.7%.

IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism:
U.S. April IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index 48.4 versus 45.4 in March.

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 13.53 points, EOD 11,019.50
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 3.36, EOD 7,638.39
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 7.78 points, EOD 2,465.65
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 0.74 point, EOD 1,197.22
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 5.83 points, EOD 2,708.98
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 18.51 points, EOD 4,031.99
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 15.99 points, EOD 5,761.66
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 90.67, EOD 11,161.23

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,614, declined stock prices 1,524, unchanged stock prices 81, stock prices hitting new highs 323 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: FAS gain 0.35, HOD 110.27, LOD 107.68, EOD 109.57; CME shed 0.29, HOD 311.59, LOD 307.73, EOD 310.20; COP shed 0.29, HOD 56.78, LOD 55.43, EOD 55.67; CF shed 3.12, HOD 90.39, LOD 87.16, EOD 88.91; ESI gain 10.42, HOD 119.35, LOD 114.52, EOD 119.20; TLB gain 0.71, HOD 15.60, LOD 14.21, EOD 15.10.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,392, declined stock prices 1,309, unchanged stock prices 137, stock prices hitting new highs 194 and stock prices hitting new lows 5. 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: GOOG gain 14.04, HOD 588.88, LOD 571.13, EOD 586.77; ISRG gain 13.22, HOD 369.80, LOD 354.01, EOD 367.43; PCLN shed 2.63, HOD 257.71, LOD 251.13, EOD 257.60; MIPI gain 1.93, HOD 4.49, LOD 3.03, EOD 3.43; FAST gain 1.10, HOD 54.95, LOD 52.63, EOD 53.00; INFY gain 1.62, HOD 63.73, LOD 61.61, EOD 63.05.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 221, declined stock prices 273, unchanged stock prices 44, stock prices hitting new highs 25 and stock prices hitting new lows 1.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1194.00; Change 1.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,001.00; Change 8.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 10,965; Change 13
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Mar 10: EOD 816.80; Change 3.60
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 11,195; Change -65

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7355 to U.S. Dollars 1.3600
Japanese Yen 93.1450 to U.S. Dollars 0.0107
British Pound 0.6504 to U.S. Dollars 1.5400
Canadian Dollar 1.0029 to U.S. Dollars 0.9982
Swiss Franc 1.0551 to U.S. Dollars 0.9476

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (May 10) shed $0.29, EOD $84.05 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (May 10) shed $0.00, EOD $2.21 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (May 10) shed $0.01, EOD $3.99 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (May 10) gain $0.01, EOD $2.31 gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (May 10) shed $8.80, EOD $1,152.80 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (May 10) shed $0.16, EOD $18.24 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (May 10) shed $23.50, EOD $1,711.80 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (May 10) gain $0.03, EOD $3.60 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (May 10) gain $0.37, EOD $76.75
Pork Bellies (May 10) gain $1.05, EOD $94.70
Live Cattle (May 10) shed $0.67, EOD $98.32
Feeder Cattle (May 10) shed $0.72, EOD $113.30

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (May 10) gain $4.25, EOD $352.50
Soybeans (May 10) gain $8.00, EOD $968.00

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