Liquidity

Daily Market Commentary for September 12, 2008 from Millennium-Traders.Com

Washington Mutual maintains its stance that its liquidity position remains strong with $50 Billion in liquidity on its books. (read more)

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 11.72 points on the day to end the trading session at 11,421.99
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain of 80.59 points to end the trading session at 8,091.84
NASDAQ gain of 3.05 points to end the trading session at 2,261.27
S&P 500 gain of 2.65 points to end the trading session at 1,251.70
FTSE All-World excluding U.S. gain of 2.99 points to end the trading session at 209.45
FTSE RAFI 1000 gain of 1.49 points to end the trading session at 4,976.64
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain of 59.54 points to end the trading session at 3,080.60
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain of 83.59 points to end the trading session at 4,332.66
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain of 98.3 points to end the trading session at 5,416.70
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) triple digit gain of 112.26 points to end the trading session at 12,214.76

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the day:
Advanced stock prices 1,752; declined stock prices 1,459; unchanged stock prices 75; stock prices hitting new highs 20 and stock prices hitting new lows 182.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: Medtronic Incorporated (NYSE: MDT) stock price shed 0.32 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $54.27, low on the trading session $53.27 with a closing stock price at $53.96; Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated (NYSE: TMO) stock price gained 1.08 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $58.65, low on the trading session $57.27 with a closing stock price at $58.52; Chipotle Mexican Grill Incorporated (NYSE: CMG) stock price shed 14.45 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $59.50, low on the trading session $55.42 with a closing stock price at $56.70; Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS) stock price gained 1.51 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $108.57, low on the trading session $102.53 with a closing stock price at $106.08; Intercontinental Exchange Incorporated (NYSE: ICE) stock price shed 1.52 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $90.90, low on the trading session $84.58 with a closing stock price at $90.90; Freeport-McMoran Copper and Gold (NYSE: FCX) stock price gained 5.62 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $74.39, low on the trading session $69.54 with a closing stock price at $73.88; Massey Energy Company (NYSE: MEE) stock price gained 1.27 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $46.26, low on the trading session $43.33 with a closing stock price at $44.63; Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Incorporated (NYSE: POT) stock price gained 11.19 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $163.10, low on the trading session $154.20 with a closing stock price at $162.13; CME Group Incorporated (NYSE: CME) stock price gained 8.15 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $350.98, low on the trading session $331.49 with a closing stock price at $350.17; Cleveland-Cliffs Incorporated (NYSE: CLF) stock price gained 7.40 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $81.85, low on the trading session $73.50 with a closing stock price at $81.59; CF Industries Holdings Incorporated (NYSE: CF) stock price gained 6.51 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $124.75, low on the trading session $116.11 with a closing stock price at $122.76; Walter Industries Incorporated (NYSE: WLT) stock price gained 3.53 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $73.90, low on the trading session $68.58 with a closing stock price at $72.45; Ultrashort Financial Corporation (NYSE: SKF) stock price gained 0.97 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $117.95, low on the trading session $110.66 with a closing stock price at $113.30.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators today:
Advanced stock prices 1,370; declined stock prices 1,481; unchanged stock prices 142; stock prices hitting new highs 20; stock prices hitting new lows 139.
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: PharmaNet Development Group Incorporated (NasdaqGS: PDGI) stock price shed 12.53 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $11.74, low on the trading session $9.00 with a closing stock price at $10.52; Diodes Incorporated (NasdaqGS: DIOD) stock price shed 2.53 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $19.20, low on the trading session $17.74 with a closing stock price at $18.37; Google Incorporated (NasdaqGS: GOOG) stock price gained 5.25 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $441.99, low on the trading session $429.00 with a closing stock price at $439.00.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for today:
Advanced stock prices 697; declined stock prices 473; unchanged stock prices 78; stock prices hitting new highs 5 stock prices hitting new lows 70.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market activity for the day, at time of this posting for September 2008 Contracts:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) end of day price 1,255.00 change 3.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) end of day price 1,768.75, change -6.50
E-mini S&P SmallCap 600 (SMP) end of day price 381.60, change 1.00
$5 DJIA (YM) end of day price 11,441 change -14

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7032 to U.S. Dollars 1.4220
Japanese Yen 107.850 to U.S. Dollars 0.0093
British Pound 0.5573 to U.S. Dollars 1.7943
Canadian Dollar 1.0619 to U.S. Dollars 0.9417
Swiss Franc 1.1311 to U.S. Dollars 0.8841

Commodity Markets:
Energy Sector: Light Crude (NYMEX: NYM) gained $0.31 on the day for a closing price of $101.18 a barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (NYMEX: NYM) gained $0.02 on the day for a closing price of $2.94 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (NYMEX: NYM) gained $0.12 on the day for a closing price of $7.37 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (NYMEX: NYM) shed $0.01 on the day for a closing price of $2.74 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets:
Gold Market Price (COMEX: CMX) gained $19.00 on the day for a closing price of $764.50 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (COMEX: CMX) gained $0.24 on the day for a closing price of $10.80 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (NYMEX: NYM) gained $58.30 on the day for a closing price of $1,210.50 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (COMEX: CMX) gained $0.07 on the day for a closing price of $3.19 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) shed 2.53 on the day for a closing price of 66.10
Pork Bellies (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) shed 0.60 on the day for a closing price of 86.30
Live Cattle (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 0.10 on the day for a closing price of 102.15
Feeder Cattle (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 0.35 on the day for a closing price of 108.93

Other Commodities (cents per bushel):
Corn (Chicago Board of Trade: CBT) gained 30.00 on the day for a closing price of 563.25
Soybeans (Chicago Board of Trade: CBT) gained 26.00 on the day for a closing price of 1,203.00

Bond Market:
2 year bond gained 1/32 on the day for a closing price of 100 10/32 with a Yield of 2.21, Yield Change -0.01
5 year bond shed 5/32 on the day for a closing price of 100 25/32 with a Yield of 2.94, Yield Change 0.02
10 year bond shed 22/32 on the day for a closing price of 102 8/32 with a Yield of 3.72, Yield Change 0.08
30 year bond shed 1 23/32 on the day for a closing price of 102 31/32 with a Yield of 4.32, Yield Change 0.10

At the close of the week, performance results for our Moderators:

Stocks Trading Room:
Jeannie $7,475
Barry $14,618
Sam $7,110

Futures Trading Room:
JT $5,105

Forex Trading Room:
JT $19,950

Daily Swing Trades:
Barry $10,540

Weekly Swing Trades:
Jeannie $8,420

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