Daily Market Commentary for March 21, 2011
AT&T
Stocks rallied triple digits in the first trading day of the week after AT&T announced it planned on purchasing rival T-Mobile. (Read more at AT&T - Daily Market Commentary for March 21, 2011 )
Economic data released today:
Chicago Fed National Activity:
Chicago Fed: February NAI 3-Month Moving Average rose 0.11 versus January rose 0.05; Chicago Fed: February National Activity Index fell 0.04 versus January fell 0.01.
Existing Home Sales:
U.S. February Median Existing Home Price fell 5.2% on Year to $156,100; U.S. Inventory of Unsold U.S. Homes at 8.6 Months Supply; U.S. February Existing Home Sales Consensus 5.15M Rate; U.S. February Existing Home Sales fell 9.6% to 4.88M Rate.
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) triple digit gain 178.01 points, EOD 12,036.53
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) triple digit gain 140.05, EOD 8,256.45
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 47.99 points, EOD 2,691.66
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 19.04 points, EOD 1,298.24
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 60.24 points, EOD 2,627.42
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 94.23 points, EOD 3,904.45
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 67.96 points, EOD 5,786.09
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) unchanged, EOD 9,206.75
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,514, declined stock prices 577, unchanged stock prices 55, stock prices hitting new highs 122 and stock prices hitting new lows 11. 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: CF shed 0.14, HOD 127.40, LOD 124.75, EOD 127.26; CRM gain 4.26, HOD 126.15, LOD 119.00, EOD 124.27; TIF gain 2.81, HOD 62.28, LOD 59.73, EOD 60.10; SI gain 4.37, HOD 132.48, LOD 130.35, EOD 131.96; CME gain 4.07 HOD 289.96, LOD 284.59, EOD 289.86; CCJ gain 2.33, HOD 32.46, LOD 30.51, EOD 31.73; GS gain 0.17, HOD 162.15, LOD 159.90, EOD 160.13; EOG gain 3.52, HOD 111.46, LOD 109.00, EOD 111.45.
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,078, declined stock prices 594, unchanged stock prices 103, stock prices hitting new highs 91 and stock prices hitting new lows 32. 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: AAPL gain 8.84, HOD 339.74, LOD 335.26, EOD 339.51; FFIV shed 1.29, HOD 98.66, LOD 95.21, EOD 95.63; NFLX gain 3.44, HOD 216.68, LOD 207.55, EOD 212.84; SINA gain 4.91, HOD 93.25, LOD 89.79, EOD 93.05; GMCR gain 0.86, HOD 61.12, LOD 60.57, EOD 61.57.
Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 332, declined stock prices 152, unchanged stock prices 34, stock prices hitting new highs 9 and stock prices hitting new lows 9.
Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1293.25; Change 19.00
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,261.25; Change 39.75
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 11,969; Change 170
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 9550; Change 335
World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7033 to U.S. Dollars 1.42
Japanese Yen 81.0450 to U.S. Dollars 0.0123
British Pound 0.6131 to U.S. Dollars 1.6300
Canadian Dollar 0.9792 to U.S. Dollars 1.02
Swiss Franc 0.9054 to U.S. Dollars 1.10
COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (April 11) gain $1.26, EOD $102.33 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (April 11) gain $0.02, EOD $3.05 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (April 11) shed $0.00, EOD $4.16 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (April 11) gain $0.04, EOD $3.00 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (April 11) gain $10.30, EOD $1,426.40 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (May 11) gain $0.94, EOD $36.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (April 11) gain $21.50, EOD $1,744.90 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (May 11) shed $0.05, EOD $4.29 ($US per pound)
Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (June 11) gain $1.15, EOD $100.98
Pork Bellies (March 11) unchanged, EOD $117.00
Live Cattle (June 11) shed $1.87, EOD $113.68
Feeder Cattle (August 11) shed $2.25, EOD $134.15
Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (May 11) gain $3.00, EOD $686.50
Soybeans (May 11) gain $0.50, EOD $1,363.00
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AT&T
Stocks rallied triple digits in the first trading day of the week after AT&T announced it planned on purchasing rival T-Mobile. (Read more at AT&T - Daily Market Commentary for March 21, 2011 )
Economic data released today:
Chicago Fed National Activity:
Chicago Fed: February NAI 3-Month Moving Average rose 0.11 versus January rose 0.05; Chicago Fed: February National Activity Index fell 0.04 versus January fell 0.01.
Existing Home Sales:
U.S. February Median Existing Home Price fell 5.2% on Year to $156,100; U.S. Inventory of Unsold U.S. Homes at 8.6 Months Supply; U.S. February Existing Home Sales Consensus 5.15M Rate; U.S. February Existing Home Sales fell 9.6% to 4.88M Rate.
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) triple digit gain 178.01 points, EOD 12,036.53
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) triple digit gain 140.05, EOD 8,256.45
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 47.99 points, EOD 2,691.66
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 19.04 points, EOD 1,298.24
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 60.24 points, EOD 2,627.42
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 94.23 points, EOD 3,904.45
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 67.96 points, EOD 5,786.09
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) unchanged, EOD 9,206.75
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,514, declined stock prices 577, unchanged stock prices 55, stock prices hitting new highs 122 and stock prices hitting new lows 11. 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: CF shed 0.14, HOD 127.40, LOD 124.75, EOD 127.26; CRM gain 4.26, HOD 126.15, LOD 119.00, EOD 124.27; TIF gain 2.81, HOD 62.28, LOD 59.73, EOD 60.10; SI gain 4.37, HOD 132.48, LOD 130.35, EOD 131.96; CME gain 4.07 HOD 289.96, LOD 284.59, EOD 289.86; CCJ gain 2.33, HOD 32.46, LOD 30.51, EOD 31.73; GS gain 0.17, HOD 162.15, LOD 159.90, EOD 160.13; EOG gain 3.52, HOD 111.46, LOD 109.00, EOD 111.45.
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,078, declined stock prices 594, unchanged stock prices 103, stock prices hitting new highs 91 and stock prices hitting new lows 32. 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: AAPL gain 8.84, HOD 339.74, LOD 335.26, EOD 339.51; FFIV shed 1.29, HOD 98.66, LOD 95.21, EOD 95.63; NFLX gain 3.44, HOD 216.68, LOD 207.55, EOD 212.84; SINA gain 4.91, HOD 93.25, LOD 89.79, EOD 93.05; GMCR gain 0.86, HOD 61.12, LOD 60.57, EOD 61.57.
Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 332, declined stock prices 152, unchanged stock prices 34, stock prices hitting new highs 9 and stock prices hitting new lows 9.
Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Mar 10: EOD 1293.25; Change 19.00
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Mar 10: EOD 2,261.25; Change 39.75
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Mar 10: EOD 11,969; Change 170
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Mar 10: EOD 9550; Change 335
World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7033 to U.S. Dollars 1.42
Japanese Yen 81.0450 to U.S. Dollars 0.0123
British Pound 0.6131 to U.S. Dollars 1.6300
Canadian Dollar 0.9792 to U.S. Dollars 1.02
Swiss Franc 0.9054 to U.S. Dollars 1.10
COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (April 11) gain $1.26, EOD $102.33 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (April 11) gain $0.02, EOD $3.05 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (April 11) shed $0.00, EOD $4.16 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (April 11) gain $0.04, EOD $3.00 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (April 11) gain $10.30, EOD $1,426.40 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (May 11) gain $0.94, EOD $36.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (April 11) gain $21.50, EOD $1,744.90 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (May 11) shed $0.05, EOD $4.29 ($US per pound)
Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (June 11) gain $1.15, EOD $100.98
Pork Bellies (March 11) unchanged, EOD $117.00
Live Cattle (June 11) shed $1.87, EOD $113.68
Feeder Cattle (August 11) shed $2.25, EOD $134.15
Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (May 11) gain $3.00, EOD $686.50
Soybeans (May 11) gain $0.50, EOD $1,363.00
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