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Daily Market Commentary for November 21, 2008 from

Into the final hour of trading, nice gains were seen across the board as news broke on President Elect Obama cabinet selections appeared to please investors. ()

Economic data released today: n/a

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 of 494.13 points to end the trading session at 8,046.42
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) triple digit gain of 308.62 points to end the trading session at 4,959.83
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain of 68.23 points to end the trading session at 1,384.35
S&P 500 (SPX) gain of 47.60 points to end the trading session at 800.04
FTSE All-World Index data excluding U.S. (AW01UK) gain of 3.10 points to end the trading session at 127.35
FTSE RAFI 1000 triple digit gain of 120.06 points to end the trading session at 2,948.45
BEL 20 (BEL20) loss of 78.29 points to end the trading session at 1,783.70
CAC 40 (CAC40) loss of 99.16 points to end the trading session at 2,881.26
FTSE100 (UKX100) loss of 94.03 points to end the trading session at 3,780.96
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) - closed November 21 -

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,849, declined stock prices 1,357; unchanged stock prices 68; stock prices hitting new highs 68 and stock prices hitting new lows 1,156. 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 Group Incorporated (NYSE: CME) stock price gained 19.23 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $176.88, low on the trading session $162.00 with a closing stock price at $175.78; Salesforce.com Incorporated (NYSE: CRM) stock price shed 0.61 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $25.98, low on the trading session $20.82 with a closing stock price at $22.32; Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE) stock price shed 0.86 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $7.80, low on the trading session $5.71 with a closing stock price at $7.60; Nordstrom Incorporated (NYSE: JWN) stock price shed 0.59 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $8.84, low on the trading session $6.61 with a closing stock price at $7.81; ProShares Ultrashort Financials (NYSE: SKF) stock price shed 18.33 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $303.82, low on the trading session $242.24 with a closing stock price at $244.12; Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated (NYSE: GS) stock price gained 1.31 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $54.54, low on the trading session $47.41 with a closing stock price at $53.31; ProShares Ultrashort S&P 500 (NYSE: SDS) stock price shed 15.03 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $133.20, low on the trading session $112.01 with a closing stock price at $112.94; Potash Corporation (NYSE: POT) stock price gained 4.96 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $60.64, low on the trading session $56.02 with a closing stock price at $60.42; SL Green Realty Corporation (NYSE: SLG) stock price shed 1.42 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $13.44, low on the trading session $7.75 with a closing stock price at $11.36; Boston Properties Incorporated (NYSE: BXP) stock price gained 0.37 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $45.43, low on the trading session $37.52 with a closing stock price at $43.65.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,573; declined stock prices 1,375; unchanged stock prices 108; stock prices hitting new highs 3 stock prices hitting new lows 1,209. 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: Google Incorporated (NasdaqGS: GOOG) stock price gained 2.69 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $269.37, low on the trading session $247.30 with a closing stock price at $262.25; Autodesk Incorporated (NasdaqGS: ADSK) stock price shed 2.45 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $14.44, low on the trading session $12.45 with a closing stock price at $14.37; Baidu.com Incorporated (NasdaqGS: BIDU) stock price gained 2.34 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $118.00, low on the trading session $106.21 with a closing stock price at $112.69.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 375; declined stock prices 469; unchanged stock prices 95; stock prices hitting new highs 6 and stock prices hitting new lows 202.

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 trading session price 801.75, 51.75
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) end of trading session price 1,090, 50.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) end of trading session price 8,071, 584
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 end of trading session price 440.40, 24.90
E-mini S&P SmallCap 600 (SMP) end of trading session price 218.60, 12.50

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7954 to U.S. Dollars 1.2572
Japanese Yen 95.8500 to U.S. Dollars 0.0104
British Pound 0.6725 to U.S. Dollars 1.4870
Canadian Dollar 1.2756 to U.S. Dollars 0.7839
Swiss Franc 1.2210 to U.S. Dollars 0.8190

Commodity Markets:
Energy Sector: Light Crude (NYMEX: NYM) gained $0.51 on the trading session for a closing price of $49.93 a barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (NYMEX: NYM) gained $0.02 on the trading session for a closing price of $1.71 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (NYMEX: NYM) gained $0.12 on the trading session for a closing price of $6.50 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (NYMEX: NYM) shed $0.06 on the trading session for a closing price of $1.06 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets:
Gold Market Price (COMEX: CMX) gained $43.10 on the trading session for a closing price of $791.80 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (COMEX: CMX) gained $0.46 on the trading session for a closing price of $9.51 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (NYMEX: NYM) gained $35.60 on the trading session for a closing price of $825.70 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (COMEX: CMX) shed $0.00 on the trading session for a closing price of $1.58 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) shed 0.58 on the trading session for a closing price of 64.10
Pork Bellies (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 2.70 on the trading session for a closing price of 90.30
Live Cattle (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) shed 1.03 on the trading session for a closing price of 85.50
Feeder Cattle (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) shed 0.35 on the trading session for a closing price of 89.40

Other Commodities (cents per bushel):
Corn (Chicago Board of Trade: CBT) shed 27.00 on the trading session for a closing price of 353.00
Soybeans (Chicago Board of Trade: CBT) shed 16.00 on the trading session for a closing price of 840.00

Bond Market:
2 year bond shed 7/32 on the trading session for a closing price of 100 25/32 with a Yield of 1.09, Yield Change 0.12
5 year bond shed 20/32 on the trading session for a closing price of 103 13/32 with a Yield of 2.01, Yield Change 0.12
10 year bond shed 1 20/32 on the trading session for a closing price of 104 21/32 with a Yield of 3.19, Yield Change 0.18
30 year bond shed 3 27/32 on the trading session for a closing price of 115 1/32 with a Yield of 3.66, Yield Change 0.19

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

Stocks Trading Room:
Jeannie $11,741
Barry $23,464
Sam $5,810

Futures Trading Room:
JT $6,462.50
James $1,660.00

Forex Trading Room:
JT $28,900

Daily Swing Trades:
Barry $11,930

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