Trading Partner Integration

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Daily Market Commentary for April 6, 2009

Traders are banding together in an effort to develop a trading partner integration in an effort to ward off the boredom of the slow market action. (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) loss of 41.74 points to end the trading session at 7,975.85
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) loss of 69.27 points to end the trading session at 5,249.48
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) loss of 15.16 points to end the trading session at 1,606.71
S&P 500 (SPX) loss of 7.02 points to end the trading session at 835.48
BEL 20 (BEL20) loss of 8.22 points to end the trading session at 1,800.15
CAC 40 (CAC40) loss of 28.99 points to end the trading session at 2,929.75
FTSE100 (UKX100) loss of 36.13 points to end the trading session at 3,993.54
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) triple digit gain of 108.09 points to end the trading session at 8,857.93

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 785, declined stock prices 1,872, unchanged stock prices 501, stock prices hitting new highs 3 and stock prices hitting new lows 5. 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: Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB) stock price shed 1.10 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $44.35, low on the trading session $43.05, with a closing stock price at $43.97; Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) stock price gained 5.97 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $73.47, low on the trading session $65.21, with a closing stock price at $73.28; IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) stock price shed 2.85 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $83.56, low on the trading session $81.52, with a closing stock price at $82.42; Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) stock price shed 16.72 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $133.69, low on the trading session $128.91, with a closing stock price at $132.73; Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) stock price shed 2.75 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $117.95, low on the trading session $114.05, with a closing stock price at $116.65; Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE: ARE) stock price shed 4.56 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $39.50, low on the trading session $35.26, with a closing stock price at $37.20; ProShares Ultrashort Financials (NYSE: SKF) stock price gained 3.35 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $87, low on the trading session $82.80, with a closing stock price at $84.30; CME Group (NYSE: CME) stock price shed 9.01 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $250.47, low on the trading session $244.25, with a closing stock price at $246.88; MasterCard (NYSE: MA) stock price shed 2.52 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $177.45, low on the trading session $168.27, with a closing stock price at $171.53; Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) stock price shed 1.86 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $74.37, low on the trading session $72.83, with a closing stock price at $73.24; Hess (NYSE: HES) stock price shed 2.35 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $58.44, low on the trading session $56.42, with a closing stock price at $57.40.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 853, declined stock prices 1,912, unchanged stock prices 131, stock prices hitting new highs 155 and stock prices hitting new lows 7.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: Dendreon (NasdaqGS: DNDN) stock price gained 0.51 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $7.35, low on the trading session $6.28, with a closing stock price at $6.50; Joy Global (NasdaqGS: JOYG) stock price gained 0.04 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $24.48, low on the trading session $23.14, with a closing stock price at $24.05; Wynn Resorts Limited (NasdaqGS: WYNN) stock price gained 2.07 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $33, low on the trading session $30.71, with a closing stock price at $31.72; Priceline.com (NasdaqGS: PCLN) stock price shed 0.82 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $89.41, low on the trading session $86.21, with a closing stock price at $87.81; Randgold Resources Limited (NasdaqGS: GOLD) stock price shed 2.89 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $48.83, low on the trading session $46.33, with a closing stock price at $46.95; Research In Motion Limited (NasdaqGS: RIMM) stock price gained 4.46 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $64.44, low on the trading session $58.18, with a closing stock price at $63.75; Baidu (NasdaqGS: BIDU) stock price shed 3.44 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $187.45, low on the trading session $181.05, with a closing stock price at $184.06; First Solar (NasdaqGS: FSLR) stock price gained 3.78 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $139.24, low on the trading session $129.88, with a closing stock price at $138.16; Google (NasdaqGS: GOOG) stock price shed 1.91 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $369.82, low on the trading session $361.40, with a closing stock price at $367.87.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 216, declined stock prices 298, unchanged stock prices 100, 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) June 09: End of trading session price 831.75; Change for the trading session -9.25
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) June 09: End of trading session price 1,311.75; Change for the trading session -3.25
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) June 09: End of trading session price 7,926; Change for the trading session 7
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) June 09: End of trading session price 516; Change for the trading session 0.30
Nikkei 225 (Yen) June 09; End of trading session price 8,860; Change for the trading session 5

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7459 to U.S. Dollars 1.3407
Japanese Yen 101.04 to U.S. Dollars 0.0099
British Pound 0.6781 to U.S. Dollars 1.4748
Canadian Dollar 1.2386 to U.S. Dollars 0.8074
Swiss Franc 1.1363 to U.S. Dollars 0.8800

COMMODITY MARKETS:

Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (May 09) shed $1.46 on the trading session for a closing price of $51.05 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (May 09) shed $0.03 on the trading session for a closing price of $1.42 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (May 09) shed $0.07 on the trading session for a closing price of $3.74 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (May 09) shed $0.02 on the trading session for a closing price of $1.48 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (June 09) shed $24.50 on the trading session for a closing price of $872.80 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (May 09) shed $0.63 on the trading session for a closing price of $12.11 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (July 09) shed $13.70 on the trading session for a closing price of $1,152.60 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (May 09) shed $0.04 on the trading session for a closing price of $1.96 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (June 09) shed 0.90 on the trading session for a closing price of 72.75
Pork Bellies (May 09) gained 0.98 on the trading session for a closing price of 89.80
Live Cattle (June 09) gained 0.20 on the trading session for a closing price of 84.38
Feeder Cattle (May 09) gained 0.75 on the trading session for a closing price of 97.45

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (May 09) gained 1.00 on the trading session for a closing price of 405.00
Soybeans (May 09) shed 1.50 on the trading session for a closing price of 994.00

BOND MARKET:
2 year Bond Closing price 99 27/32, change 0, Yield 0.94, Yield change -0.01
5 year Bond closing price of 99 9/32, change -6/32, Yield 1.89, Yield change 0.14
10 year Bond closing price 98 14/32, change -12/32, Yield 2.93, Yield change 0.05
30 year Bond closing price 95 29/32, change -21/32, Yield 3.72, Yield change 0.13

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