Obama's Health Care Plan

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Daily Market Commentary for July 13, 2009

President Obama's health care plan was put on hold by lawmakers but the President on Monday. (read more at )

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 149.26 points, EOD 8,295.78
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) triple digit gain 133.85, EOD 5,761.37
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 37.18 points, EOD 1,793.21
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 17.7 points, EOD 896.83
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 29.35 points, EOD 1,993.59
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 68.98 points, EOD 3,052.08
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 74.96 points, EOD 4,202.13
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) triple digit loss 236.95 points, EOD 9,050.33

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,573, declined stock prices 503, unchanged stock prices 87, stock prices hitting new highs 22 and stock prices hitting new lows 8.
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: BSX gain 0.29, HOD 10.01, LOD 9.69, EOD 9.92; LEN gain 0.15, HOD 8.51, LOD 7.98, EOD 8.47; SGR gain 0.99, HOD 24.86, LOD 23.50, EOD 24.68; JBL gain 0.21, HOD 7.10, LOD 6.68, EOD 7.03; SKF shed 5.25, HOD 46.27, LOD 42.01, EOD 42.24; GS gain 7.57, HOD 149.85, LOD 145.05, EOD 149.44; AIG gain 2.83, HOD 14.77, LOD 12.48, EOD 14.57; POT shed 0.34, HOD 85.54, LOD 80.85, EOD 84.73; FCX gain 1.27, HOD 47.97, LOD 44.56, EOD 47.91; ICE gain 4.32, HOD 89.40, LOD 83.30, EOD 89.02; ADY shed 15.77, HOD 29.00, LOD 19.82, EOD 20.08; CME gain 9.28, HOD 273.88, LOD 259.27, EOD 272.46; MA gain 4.96, HOD 165.52, LOD 160.49, EOD 165.52; RTP gain 4.24, HOD 128.93, LOD 121.56, EOD 128.80

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,958, declined stock prices 728, unchanged stock prices 126, stock prices hitting new highs 19 and stock prices hitting new lows 27. 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: BEAT shed 2.96, HOD 6.24, LOD 5.60, EOD 5.87; FAST shed 0.20, HOD 31.87, LOD 29.25, EOD 31.53; FSLR gain 2.69, HOD 145.96, LOD 139.90, EOD 145.79; EXPD shed 1.78, HOD 30.15, LOD 28.50, EOD 29.88; AAPL gain 3.82, HOD 142.34, LOD 137.53, EOD 142.34; NFLX gain 2.12, HOD 43.07, LOD 39.86, EOD 42.19.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 328, declined stock prices 207, unchanged stock prices 37, stock prices hitting new highs 6 and stock prices hitting new lows 3.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Sept 09: EOD 892.75; Change 18.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Sept 09: EOD 1,440.25; Change 24.25
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Sept 09: EOD 8,241; Change 156
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Sept 09: EOD 555.40; Change 11.60
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Sept 09: EOD 9,265; Change 50

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7115 to U.S. Dollars 1.3977
Japanese Yen 92.7800 to U.S. Dollars 0.0108
British Pound 0.6166 to U.S. Dollars 1.6217
Canadian Dollar 1.1527 to U.S. Dollars 0.8675
Swiss Franc 1.0828 to U.S. Dollars 0.9235

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (August 09) shed $0.81, EOD $59.08 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (August 09) shed $0.03, EOD $1.50 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (August 09) shed $0.11, EOD $3.27 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (August 09) shed $0.02, EOD $1.63 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (August 09) gain $10.00, EOD $922.50 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (September 09) gain $0.14, EOD $12.79 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (October 09) gain $9.70, EOD $1,117.30 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (September 09) shed $0.01, EOD $2.22 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (August 09) shed $0.60, EOD $63.00
Pork Bellies (August 09) gain $0.50, EOD $62.50
Live Cattle (August 09) gain $1.30, EOD $84.78
Feeder Cattle (August 09) gain $0.88, EOD $103.75

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) gain $1.75, EOD $339.75
Soybeans (November 09) shed $7.00, EOD $910.00

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 100 13/32, change 0, Yield 0.90, Yield change 0.00
5 year EOD 101 22/32, change -6/32, Yield 2.26, Yield change 0.04
10 year EOD 98 4/32, change -12/32, Yield 3.32, Yield change 0.02
30 year EOD 100 7/32, change -20/32, Yield 4.32, change 0.04

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