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Unemployment Rises

Investors didn't let bad news take the wind out of their sails, as unemployment rises investors focused their attention towards gold's advance to an all-time high. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

Nonfarm Payrolls:
U.S. October Nonfarm Payrolls fell 190K; compared to consensus of a decrease by 175K; U.S. October Manufacturing Payrolls fell 61K; Service Producing fell 61K; U.S. September Payrolls Revised to fall 219K from a decrease by 263K.

Unemployment Rate:
U.S. September Unemployment Left Unrevised at 9.8%; U.S. October Unemployment Rate 10.2%; compared to consensus of 9.9%; U.S. Unemployment Rate highest since April 1983.

Average Hourly Earnings:
U.S. October Average Hourly Earnings rose 0.05 to $18.72.

Average Weekly Hours:
U.S. October Overall Workweek 0.0 Hour to 33.0 Hours.

Wholesale Inventories:
U.S. September Wholesale Inventories fell 0.9%; was expected to fall 1.0%.

Consumer Credit:
U.S. September Consumer Credit Decreased $14.8B; Drop in U.S. consumer credit marks eighth consecutive decline; August consumer credit Revised to down $9.9B from down $12.0B.

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) gain 10.66 points, EOD 10,016.62
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 8.13, EOD 6,958.29
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 6.69 points, EOD 2,112.01
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 2.66 points, EOD 1,069.29
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 12.63 points, EOD 2,431.71
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 1.44 points, EOD 3,707.29
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 17.08 points, EOD 5,142.72
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 20.3, EOD 9,789.35

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,546 declined stock prices 1,492, unchanged stock prices 114, stock prices hitting new highs 92 and stock prices hitting new lows 9. 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 gain 0.41, HOD 308.65, LOD 299.00, EOD 306.62; FAS shed 0.80, HOD 71.93, LOD 68.35, EOD 71.15; RTP gain 2.76, HOD 194.68, LOD 188.90, EOD 193.33; MGA gain 5.80, HOD 50.91, LOD 45.70, EOD 50.00.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,265, declined stock prices 1,445, unchanged stock prices 126, stock prices hitting new highs 80 and stock prices hitting new lows 21. 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: AMZN gain 5.59, HOD 126.98, LOD 122.67, EOD 126.20; CROX shed 1.09, HOD 6.34, LOD 5.45, EOD 5.75; AAPL gain 0.31, HOD 195.19, LOD 192.40, EOD 194.34; NILE gain 2.38, HOD 64.15, LOD 59.72, EOD 61.10; HANS shed 2.52, HOD 35.08, LOD 32.95, EOD 34.46; BIDU gain 13.51, HOD 410.54, LOD 390.01, EOD 409.74; SAPE shed 1.01, HOD 8.33, LOD 7.44, EOD 7.59; CSTR shed 2.91, HOD 29.45, LOD 26.64, EOD 28.96; RRGB shed 2.79, HOD 16.39, LOD 14.73, EOD 14.90; RAIL shed 3.86, HOD 22.49, LOD 20.34, EOD 21.74; RIMM gain 0.93, HOD 58.89, LOD 56.50, EOD 58.72.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 243, declined stock prices 266, unchanged stock prices 63, stock prices hitting new highs 15 and stock prices hitting new lows 6.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Dec 09: EOD 1065.75; Change 2.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Dec 09: EOD 1,728.50; Change 9.25
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Dec 09: EOD 9,971; Change -17
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Dec 09: EOD 679.90; Change -0.60
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Dec 09: EOD 9,800; Change -60

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6735 U.S. Dollars 1.4847
Japanese Yen 89.9300 to U.S. Dollars 0.0111
British Pound 0.6021 to U.S. Dollars 1.6609
Canadian Dollar 1.0748 to U.S. Dollars 0.9304
Swiss Franc 1.0171 to U.S. Dollars 0.9832

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (December 09) shed $2.19, EOD $77.43 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (December 09) shed $0.05, EOD $2.00 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (December 09) shed $0.19, EOD $4.60 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (December 09) shed $0.06, EOD $1.92 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 09) gain $6.40, EOD $1,095.70 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 09) shed $0.04, EOD $17.38 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 09) shed $14.70, EOD $1,348.20 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 09) unchanged $0.00, EOD $2.95 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 09) shed $0.90, EOD $56.60
Pork Bellies (February 10) gain $1.30, EOD $86.10
Live Cattle (December 09) shed $1.35, EOD $85.00
Feeder Cattle (January 10) shed $1.10, EOD $96.08

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) shed $9.50, EOD $367.25
Soybeans (January 10) shed $17.00, EOD $955.00

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 100 9/32, change 2/32, Yield 0.85, Yield change -0.03
5 year EOD 100 11/32, change 6/32, Yield 2.29, Yield change -0.04
10 year EOD 100 1/32, change 8/32 Yield 3.49, Yield change -0.03
30 year EOD 101 25/32, change 5/32, Yield 4.39, change -0.01

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IMS Health

IMS Health Inc., a health care data company, announced Thursday that TPG Capital and CPP Investment Board would be purchasing the company for $4 billon. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

Nonfarm Productivity:
U.S. 3Q Non-Farm Productivity rose 9.5%; compared to consensus of an increase by 7.0%.

Unit Labor Costs:
U.S. 3Q Unit Labor Costs fell 5.2%; compared to consensus of a decrease by 4.5%.

Initial Jobless Claims:
U.S. Jobless Claims fell 20K to 512K in week of October 31 compared to survey of a decrease by 5K; U.S. Continuing Claims for week of Oct 24 fell 68K to 5,749,000; U.S. Jobless Claims Revised for week of October 24 to 532K from 530K.

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 204.35 points, EOD 10,006.49
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) triple digit gain 119.73, EOD 6,950.16
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 48.61 points, EOD 2,104.13
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 19.19 points, EOD 1,066.49
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 17.91 points, EOD 2,419.08
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 38.4 points, EOD 3,708.73
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 17.75 points, EOD 5,125.64
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 80.2, EOD 9,717.44

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,488 declined stock prices 594, unchanged stock prices 75, stock prices hitting new highs 86 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: AEO shed 2.07, HOD 16.47, LOD 15.52, EOD 15.79; CDE gain 0.46, HOD 22.79, LOD 21.61, EOD 22.53; MUR shed 2.46, HOD 63.26, LOD 59.11, EOD 60.81; CF shed 6.49, HOD 81.37, LOD 78.77, EOD 79.90; ALL shed 0.57, HOD 29.31, LOD 27.66, EOD 29.05; CVS shed 7.28, HOD 29.64, LOD 27.38, EOD 28.87; RTP gain 3.35, HOD 192.96, LOD 188.77, EOD 190.57; FAS gain 4.77, HOD 72.00, LOD 67.47, EOD 71.95; MA gain 5.27, HOD 230.26, LOD 224.54, EOD 230.25; EPR shed 1.29, HOD 34.24, LOD 32.56, EOD 33.22; GDP shed 1.56, HOD 26.28, LOD 24.54, EOD 24.85; GS gain 3.90, HOD 173.50, LOD 169.21, EOD 173.40; ESI gain 1.77, HOD 94.75, LOD 91.16, EOD 93.92; AIG gain 3.08, HOD 39.95, LOD 36.88, EOD 39.28.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,156, declined stock prices 606, unchanged stock prices 100, stock prices hitting new highs 50 and stock prices hitting new lows 25. 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: WFMI shed 4.96, HOD 31.46, LOD 26.83, EOD 27.10; THOR gain 1.84, HOD 30.25, LOD 28.75, EOD 28.83; CECO gain 2.04, HOD 23.07, LOD 21.84, EOD 22.82; AAPL gain 3.22, HOD 195.00, LOD 191.82, EOD 194.03; BIDU gain 9.85, HOD 397.38, LOD 388.73, EOD 396.22; VARI shed 0.46, HOD 51.17, LOD 50.78, EOD 50.87; FSYS gain 10.51, HOD 44.87, LOD 38.47, EOD 44.31; FSLR shed 0.83, HOD 123.70, LOD 119.60, EOD 120.76; GYMB shed 2.12, HOD 43.46, LOD 39.51, EOD 41.41; AMZN gain 3.51, HOD 120.95, LOD 116.25, EOD 120.61.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 356, declined stock prices 188, unchanged stock prices 28, stock prices hitting new highs 5 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) Dec 09: EOD 1061.50; Change 14.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Dec 09: EOD 1,715.25; Change 28.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Dec 09: EOD 9,947; Change 162
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Dec 09: EOD 679.00; Change 11.70
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Dec 09: EOD 9,860; Change 0

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6724 U.S. Dollars 1.4873
Japanese Yen 90.7500 to U.S. Dollars 0.0110
British Pound 0.6030 to U.S. Dollars 1.6584
Canadian Dollar 1.0662 to U.S. Dollars 0.9379
Swiss Franc 1.0160 to U.S. Dollars 0.9843

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (December 09) shed $0.78, EOD $79.62 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (December 09) shed $0.03, EOD $2.06 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (December 09) gain $0.06, EOD $4.78 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (December 09) shed $0.03, EOD $1.99 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 09) gain $2.00, EOD $1,089.30 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 09) gain $0.01, EOD $17.41 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 09) shed $6.40, EOD $1,362.90 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 09) shed $0.04, EOD $2.96 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 09) shed $1.20, EOD $56.60
Pork Bellies (February 10) shed $3.00, EOD $84.80
Live Cattle (December 09) gain $0.10, EOD $86.35
Feeder Cattle (January 10) gain $0.48, EOD $97.20

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) shed $7.50, EOD $376.50
Soybeans (January 10) shed $27.00, EOD $972.00

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 100 7/32, change 1/32, Yield 0.88, Yield change -0.02
5 year EOD 100 6/32, change 7/32, Yield 2.33, Yield change -0.04
10 year EOD 100 26/32, change 0, Yield 3.52, Yield change 0.00
30 year EOD 101 21/32, change 1/32, Yield 4.39, change 0.00

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Time Warner

Time Warner Inc. reported Wednesday that earnings fell 38% in the third-quarter; however the company beat Wall Street’s expectations and raised its full year earnings forecast. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

MBA [Mortgage Bankers Association] Mortgage Applications:
U.S. MBA Market Index rose 8.2% at 608.3 compared to last week 562.3; U.S. MBA Purchase Index fell1.8% at 250.3; compared to last week 254.9; U.S. MBA Refinance Index rose 14.5% At 2693.7; last week 2352.5.

ADP Nonfarm Employment Change:
ADP sees October U.S. Private Sector Jobs -203,000; ADP October U.S. Private Sector Jobs Expected -203,000.

ISM [Institute for Supply Management] Non-Manufacturing Index:
U.S. ISM October Non-Manufacturing Prices Index 53.0 versus September 48.8; U.S. ISM October Non-Manufacturing PMI 50.6 versus September 50.9; U.S. ISM October Non-Manufacturing PMI Expected 52.0; U.S. ISM October Non-Manufacturing Business Index 55.2 versus September 55.1; U.S. ISM October Non-Manufacturing Employment Index 41.1 versus September 44.3; U.S. ISM October Non-Manufacturing Prices Index 53.0 versus September 48.8; U.S. ISM October Non-Manufacturing New Orders Index 55.6 versus September 54.2; U.S. ISM: Respondents 'mostly cautious' about business conditions.

Crude Oil Inventories provided by DOE [Department of Energy]:
U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles -3.936 Million Barrels at 335.914 Million Barrels; U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles -3.936 Million Barrels in week; was seen increasing by 1.4 Million Barrels; U.S. Gasoline Stockpiles -0.287 Million Barrels at 208.277 Million Barrels; U.S. Gasoline Stockpiles -0.287 Million Barrels in week; was seen decreasing by 0.1 Million Barrels; U.S. Distillate Stockpiles -0.378 Million Barrels at 167.376 Million Barrels; U.S. Distillate Stockpiles -0.378 Million Barrels in week; was seen decreasing by 1 Million Barrels; U.S. Refineries Ran at capacity 80.6% versus 81.76% week ago; U.S. Refineries Ran at 80.6%; was seen 81.70%.

Federal Open Market Committee [FOMC] Interest Rate Decision:
Fed keeps fed funds range unchanged at 0.0% to 0.25%; fed leaves discount rate unchanged at 0.5%; economic activity has continued to pick up; economic activity likely to remain weak for some time; household spending seems to be expanding; conditions In financial markets ' roughly unchanged'; activity in housing sector has recently increased; spending constrained by job losses, tight credit; businesses still cutting back on fixed investment; businesses making progress on inventory stocks; inflation will remain subdued for some time; sees exceptionally low rate levels for extended period; will purchase about $175B of agency debt; new agency debt amount lower than initially announced; will gradually slow pace of agency debt, MBS purchases.

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) gain 23.57 points, EOD 9,795.48
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 17.75, EOD 6,830.43
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) shed 2.87 points, EOD 2,054.45
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 0.09 points, EOD 1,045.50
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 50.08 points, EOD 2,401.17
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 86.08 points, EOD 3,670.33
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 70.68 points, EOD 5,107.89
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) gain 47.2, EOD 9,844.31

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,646 declined stock prices 1,439, unchanged stock prices 70, stock prices hitting new highs 56 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: MA gain 5.78, HOD 228.79, LOD 220.11, EOD 224.98; DVA gain 3.52, HOD 59.93, LOD 56.09, EOD 57.92; CRL shed 3.09, HOD 35.78, LOD 33.00, EOD 34.01; FAS shed 2.39, HOD 73.18, LOD 66.90, EOD 67.22; RHB gain 5.43, HOD 25.50, LOD 21.38, EOD 24.38; CME shed 4.88, HOD 304.44, LOD 295.65, EOD 296.68; GS shed 2.11, HOD 174.60, LOD 169.02, EOD 169.50; INT shed 0.46, HOD 56.37, LOD 51.10, EOD 51.66.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,087, declined stock prices 1,662, unchanged stock prices 101, stock prices hitting new highs 51 and stock prices hitting new lows 41. 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: STEC shed 9.01, HOD 16.26, LOD 14.04, EOD 14.14; TRLG shed 6.49, HOD 23.75, LOD 20.03, EOD 20.07; AAPL gain 2.06, HOD 193.85, LOD 190.23, EOD 190.81; GRMN shed 4.57, HOD 33.23, LOD 26.54, EOD 26.84; MXWL shed 2.67, HOD 17.28, LOD 14.30, EOD 16.29; BIDU gain 3.33, HOD 392.00, LOD 385.00, EOD 386.37; FSLR shed 2.92, HOD 127.10, LOD 121.00, EOD 121.59; WYNN shed 0.86, HOD 57.60, LOD 55.06, EOD 55.27; BGFV gain 0.41, HOD 16.78, LOD 15.86, EOD 15.91.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 270, declined stock prices 241, unchanged stock prices 51, stock prices hitting new highs 12 and stock prices hitting new lows 6.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Dec 09: EOD 1044.75; Change 3.00
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Dec 09: EOD 1,679.75; Change 4.25
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Dec 09: EOD 9,766; Change 49
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Dec 09: EOD 666.40; Change -1.80
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Dec 09: EOD 9,845; Change 35

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6729 U.S. Dollars 1.4862
Japanese Yen 90.6000 to U.S. Dollars 0.0110
British Pound 0.6038 to U.S. Dollars 1.6562
Canadian Dollar 1.0637 to U.S. Dollars 0.9401
Swiss Franc 1.0156 to U.S. Dollars 0.9846

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (December 09) gain $0.80, EOD $80.40 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (December 09) gain $0.02, EOD $2.09 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (December 09) shed $0.20, EOD $4.73 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (December 09) gain $0.01, EOD $2.01 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 09) gain $2.10, EOD $1,087.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 09) gain $0.22, EOD $17.40 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 09) gain $13.10, EOD $1,369.30 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 09) gain $0.04, EOD $2.99 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 09) gain $0.25, EOD $57.80
Pork Bellies (February 10) shed $1.35, EOD $87.80
Live Cattle (December 09) gain $0.55, EOD $86.25
Feeder Cattle (January 10) gain $1.43, EOD $96.70

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) shed $6.00, EOD $384.00
Soybeans (January 10) shed $11.50, EOD $999.00

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 100 6/32, change 1/32, Yield 0.90, Yield change -0.01
5 year EOD 100 2/32, change 0, Yield 2.35, Yield change 0.00
10 year EOD 100 26/32, change -14/32, Yield 3.52, Yield change 0.05
30 year EOD 101 1/32, change -1 21/32, Yield 4.43, change 0.10

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Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway announced Tuesday it will purchase railroad operating company Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp; Buffet's company will spend a reported $34 billion. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

Factory Orders:
U.S. Factory Orders rose 0.9% in September compared to consensus of an increase by 0.8%; September Factory Orders, Excluding Transportation, rose 0.8%; September Factory Orders, Excluding Defense, rose 0.7%; September Durable Goods Revised to rise 1.4% from an increase by 1.0%; August Factory Orders Unrevised at -0.8%.

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) shed 28.11 points, EOD 9,761.33
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 27.76, EOD 6,812.70
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 5.34 points, EOD 2,054.54
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 1.92 point, EOD 1,044.80
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 46.32 points, EOD 2,351.09
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 55.21 points, EOD 3,584.25
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 67.29 points, EOD 5,037.21
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) unchanged, EOD 9,802.95

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,887 declined stock prices 1,189, unchanged stock prices 79, stock prices hitting new highs 37 and stock prices hitting new lows 12. 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: MA shed 3.45, HOD 226.15, LOD 210.13, EOD 219.20; RL gain 1.76, HOD 79.98, LOD 76.34, EOD 78.47; AIG gain 4.91, HOD 40.09, LOD 33.50, EOD 39.22; ICE shed 1.52, HOD 103.79, LOD 96.50, EOD 101.31; GS gain 0.93, HOD 172.16, LOD 168.74, EOD 171.61; CME shed 4.04, HOD 305.95, LOD 298.95, EOD 301.56.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,645, declined stock prices 1,097, unchanged stock prices 114, stock prices hitting new highs 33 and stock prices hitting new lows 42. 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 shed 0.56, HOD 189.52, LOD 185.92, EOD 188.75; DLLR gain 3.29, HOD 21.98, LOD 20.02, EOD 21.39; FSLR gain 2.81, HOD 125.26, LOD 120.09, EOD 124.51; BIDU gain 7.59, HOD 384.52, LOD 369.12, EOD 383.04; CTSH gain 3.17, HOD 42.40, LOD 40.85, EOD 41.97; PEET gain 3.88, HOD 39.66, LOD 33.42, EOD 38.44; SHOO shed 1.79, HOD 41.23, LOD 37.11, EOD 38.92; RIMM gain 3.87, HOD 60.14, LOD 55.38, EOD 59.61; WYNN gain 2.40, HOD 56.80, LOD 52.54, EOD 56.13; PCLN gain 1.92, HOD 166.77, LOD 159.30, EOD 164.50.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 280, declined stock prices 233, unchanged stock prices 43, stock prices hitting new highs 10 and stock prices hitting new lows 6.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Dec 09: EOD 1040.75; Change 1.75
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Dec 09: EOD 1,676.00; Change 7.00
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Dec 09: EOD 9,712; Change -23
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Dec 09: EOD 668.40; Change 8.80
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Dec 09: EOD 9,790; Change 0

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6799 U.S. Dollars 1.4707
Japanese Yen 90.3500 to U.S. Dollars 0.0111
British Pound 0.6095 to U.S. Dollars 1.6406
Canadian Dollar 1.0683 to U.S. Dollars 0.9361
Swiss Franc 1.0267 to U.S. Dollars 0.9740

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (December 09) gain $0.37, EOD $78.50 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (December 09) gain $0.03, EOD $2.07 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (December 09) shed $0.10, EOD $4.92 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (December 09) shed $0.03, EOD $1.96 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 09) gain $30.90, EOD $1,084.90 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 09) gain $0.74, EOD $17.18 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 09) gain $18.10, EOD $1,356.20 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 09) gain $0.01, EOD $2.96 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 09) shed $0.18, EOD $57.55
Pork Bellies (February 10) shed $0.15, EOD $89.15
Live Cattle (December 09) shed $0.53, EOD $85.70
Feeder Cattle (January 10) shed $0.30, EOD $95.28

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) gain $7.75, EOD $390.00
Soybeans (January 10) gain $12.50, EOD $1,010.50

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 100 5/32, change 1/32, Yield 0.91, Yield change -0.01
5 year EOD 100 2/32, change -4/32, Yield 2.35, Yield change 0.02
10 year EOD 101 8/32, change -15/32, Yield 3.47, Yield change 0.06
30 year EOD 103 22/32, change -1 7/32, Yield 4.33, change 0.07

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Ford

Ford Motor (F) reported a surprise gain in profit for the third quarter Monday; the automaker earned a net income of virtually $1 billion making it a very profitable quarter. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

ISM [Institute for Supply Management] Manufacturing Index:
U.S. ISM October Prices Index 65.0 versus September 63.5; U.S. ISM October Employment Index 53.1 versus September 46.2; U.S. ISM October New Orders Index 58.5 versus September 60.8; U.S. ISM October Production Index 63.3 versus September 55.7; U.S. ISM October Inventories Index 46.9 versus September 42.5; U.S. ISM October Manufacturing PMI 55.7 versus September 52.6; U.S. ISM October Manufacturing PMI Expected 53.3.

Pending Home Sales from NAR [National Association of Realtors]:
U.S. Pending Home Sales Index rose 6.1% to 110.1 in September; U.S. September Pending Home Sales rose 21.2% from September 2008 – NAR.

Construction Spending:
U.S. Construction Spending rose 0.8% in September compared to consensus of a decrease by 0.1%; August Construction Spending Revised to fall 0.1% from an increase by 0.8%.

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) gain 74.74 points, EOD 9,787.47
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 45.49, EOD 6,784.94
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 4.09 points, EOD 2,049.20
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 6.48 points, EOD 1,042.67
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 4.69 points, EOD 2,397.41
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 31.77 points, EOD 3,639.46
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 59.95 points, EOD 5,104.50
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) unchanged 143.64, EOD 10,034.35

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,616 declined stock prices 1,458, unchanged stock prices 101, stock prices hitting new highs 27 and stock prices hitting new lows 19. 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: MI shed 0.10, HOD 5.60, LOD 5.05, EOD 5.22; RBS shed 1.00, HOD 12.89, LOD 12.33, EOD 12.65; FAS gain 1.26, HOD 72.03, LOD 63.80, EOD 68.85; MON gain 1.10, HOD 68.64, LOD 67.04, EOD 68.28; GS gain 0.51, HOD 173.36, LOD 165.30, EOD 170.68; BLK gain 4.22, HOD 221.77, LOD 216.11, EOD 220.71; NUE shed 0.83, HOD 40.81, LOD 38.27, EOD 39.02; EDC gain 3.36, HOD 128.27, LOD 116.82, EOD 122.48; AIG gain 0.69, HOD 36.48, LOD 33.25, EOD 34.21; SRE gain 0.03, HOD 18.77, LOD 18.25, EOD 18.79; FDX gain 0.18, HOD 73.81, LOD 71.78, EOD 72.87; KBR shed 0.54, HOD 20.66, LOD 19.42, EOD 19.93.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,314, declined stock prices 1,438, unchanged stock prices 113, stock prices hitting new highs 20 and stock prices hitting new lows 56. 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: HGSI gain 6.59, HOD 26.21, LOD 23.57, EOD 25.28; AAPL gain 0.69, HOD 192.88, LOD 185.57, EOD 189.19; RIMM shed 3.04, HOD 57.20, LOD 54.30, EOD 55.69; BIDU shed 1.92, HOD 380.50, LOD 370.00, EOD 375.99; FSLR gain 0.06, HOD 123.99, LOD 120.00, EOD 121.99; PCLN gain 4.91, HOD 163.59, LOD 157.29, EOD 162.70; ESRX gain 3.12, HOD 83.17, LOD 79.74, EOD 83.04.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 255, declined stock prices 245, unchanged stock prices 63, stock prices hitting new highs 6 and stock prices hitting new lows 8.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Dec 09: EOD 1039.00; Change 6.00
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Dec 09: EOD 1,670.50; Change 5.00
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Dec 09: EOD 9,735; Change 71
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Dec 09: EOD 659.90; Change 2.50
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Dec 09: EOD 9,800; Change 85

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6773 U.S. Dollars 1.4764
Japanese Yen 90.3000 to U.S. Dollars 0.0111
British Pound 0.6099 to U.S. Dollars 1.6395
Canadian Dollar 1.0777 to U.S. Dollars 0.9279
Swiss Franc 1.0222 to U.S. Dollars 0.9783

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (December 09) gain $1.13, EOD $78.13 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (December 09) gain $0.04, EOD $2.05 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (December 09) shed $0.22, EOD $4.82 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (December 09) gain $0.03, EOD $1.99 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 09) gain $13.60, EOD $1,054.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 09) gain $0.19, EOD $16.44 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 09) gain $11.80, EOD $1,338.10 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 09) shed $0.01, EOD $2.95 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 09) gain $1.03, EOD $57.73
Pork Bellies (February 10) unchanged, EOD $89.30
Live Cattle (December 09) gain $0.55, EOD $86.23
Feeder Cattle (January 10) gain $0.50, EOD $95.58

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) gain $16.25, EOD $382.25
Soybeans (January 10) gain $21.50, EOD $998.00

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 100 4/32, change -2/32, Yield 0.92, Yield change 0.03
5 year EOD 100 5/32, change -4/32, Yield 2.33, Yield change 0.03
10 year EOD 101 21/32, change -11/32, Yield 3.42, Yield change 0.04
30 year EOD 103 29/32, change -24/32, Yield 4.26, change 0.04

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Consumer Spending

Investors didn't take the news well that consumer spending plummeted, this month it fell by it's largest amount in nine months. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

Core PCE Price Index:
September PCE Core Price Index rose 0.1% rate on month; rose 1.3% on year; September PCE Price Index rose 0.1% rate on month; fell 0.5% on year.

Personal Income/Spending:
U.S. Personal Income Unchanged in September; compared to consensus of Unchanged; U.S. Personal Spending fell 0.5% in September; compared to consensus of a decrease by 0.5%; August Personal Income Revised to rise 0.1% from an increase by 0.2%; August Spending Revised to rise 1.4% from an increase by 1.3%.

Employment Cost Index:
U.S. 3Q Employment Cost Index rose 0.4% compared to consensus of an increase by 0.5%; U.S. 3Q Employment Cost Index rose1.5% from year ago.

Chicago PMI:
U.S. Chicago Purchasing Management Adjusted October Index 54.2 versus September 46.1; U.S. Chicago Purchasing Management October Prices Paid Index 48.6 versus September 51.3; U.S. Chicago Purchasing Management October Supplier Deliveries 50.7; versus September 49.3; U.S. Chicago Purchasing Management October Employment Index 38.3 versus September 38.8; U.S. Chicago Purchasing Management October New Orders Index 61.4 versus September 46.3.

Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index:
University Michigan 12-Month Inflation Forecast rose 2.9%; versus September increase by 2.2%; University Michigan 5-Yr Inflation Forecast rose 2.9%; versus September increase by 2.8%; University Michigan End-October Expectations 68.6; versus September 73.5; University Michigan Preliminary October Sentiment was 69.4; University Michigan End-October Sentiment 70.6; versus September 73.5; University Michigan End-October Current Index 73.7; versus September 73.4.

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) shed 240.78 points, EOD 9,721.80
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 215.86, EOD 6,739.45
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) shed 52.41 points, EOD 2,045.14
S&P 500 (SPX) shed 30.22 points, EOD 1,035.89
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 47.73 points, EOD 2,392.72
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 106.33 points, EOD 3,607.69
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 93.17 points, EOD 5,044.55
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) triple digit gain 143.64, EOD 10,034.35

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 388 declined stock prices 2,732, unchanged stock prices 51, stock prices hitting new highs 34 and stock prices hitting new lows 17. 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: GNW gain 0.44, HOD 11.45, LOD 9.96, EOD 10.62; BEZ shed 1.19, HOD 26.68, LOD 25.26, EOD 25.86; FAS shed 9.76, HOD 75.60, LOD 66.30, EOD 67.59; CMI shed 2.85, HOD 48.90, LOD 42.10, EOD 43.07; EDC shed 17.19, HOD 133.75, LOD 115.00, EOD 119.12; CME shed 11.16, HOD 315.96, LOD 301.10, EOD 302.61; DTO gain 6.72, HOD 67.19, LOD 61.04, EOD 66.93; BMC shed 0.06, HOD 38.88, LOD 37.15, EOD 37.16; MHK shed 3.55, HOD 46.26, LOD 41.32, EOD 42.93; MFE shed 1.87, HOD 42.30, LOD 39.37, EOD 41.88; AOC shed 2.68, HOD 39.47, LOD 36.81, EOD 38.51; AEM shed 3.66, HOD 57.62, LOD 51.38, EOD 53.53.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 534, declined stock prices 2,233, unchanged stock prices 99, stock prices hitting new highs 24 and stock prices hitting new lows 44. 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: TSRA shed 4.75, HOD 23.90, LOD 21.72, EOD 22.11; NVTL shed 3.27, HOD 9.60, LOD 8.58, EOD 8.92; MSTR gain 13.83, HOD 91.78, LOD 83.00, EOD 87.27; BARE gain 0.14, HOD 14.54, LOD 12.63, EOD 12.63; WYNN shed 2.07, HOD 57.75, LOD 52.46, EOD 54.22; BIDU shed 15.48, HOD 398.91, LOD 376.80, EOD 377.92; AFFY shed 0.71, HOD 20.88, LOD 18.05, EOD 20.14; FSLR shed 4.54, HOD 130.03, LOD 121.32, EOD 121.93; LECO gain 3.14, HOD 51.39, LOD 47.00, EOD 47.44; SYNT shed 5.80, HOD 40.23, LOD 35.80, EOD 35.83; PCLN shed 4.83, HOD 167.67, LOD 154.12, EOD 157.79.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 151, declined stock prices 393, unchanged stock prices 39, stock prices hitting new highs 4 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) Dec 09: EOD 1034.00; Change -27.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Dec 09: EOD 1,667.50; Change -40.00
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Dec 09: EOD 9,674; Change -229
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Dec 09: EOD 658.60; Change -16.00
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Dec 09: EOD 9,710; Change -320

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6795 U.S. Dollars 1.4717
Japanese Yen 92.0200 to U.S. Dollars 0.0111
British Pound 0.6089 to U.S. Dollars 1.6423
Canadian Dollar 1.0811 to U.S. Dollars 0.9250
Swiss Franc 1.0256 to U.S. Dollars 0.9750

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (December 09) shed $2.87, EOD $77.00 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (December 09) shed $0.08, EOD $2.00 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (December 09) shed $0.03, EOD $5.03 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (November 09) shed $0.07, EOD $1.96 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 09) shed $6.70, EOD $1,040.40 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 09) shed $0.40, EOD $16.26 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 09) shed $11.90, EOD $1,326.30 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 09) shed $0.07, EOD $2.96 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 09) shed $0.50, EOD $56.70
Pork Bellies (February 10) shed $1.50, EOD $89.30
Live Cattle (December 09) shed $0.60, EOD $85.68
Feeder Cattle (November 09) gain $0.05, EOD $95.08

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) shed $13.50, EOD $366.00
Soybeans (November 09) shed $10.50, EOD $974.50

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 100 6/32, change 5/32, Yield 0.90, Yield change -0.07
5 year EOD 100 8/32, change 18/32, Yield 2.32, Yield change -0.12
10 year EOD 101 28/32, change 27/32, Yield 3.39, Yield change -0.10
30 year EOD 104 16/32, change 1 25/32, Yield 4.23, change -0.10

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GDP

Commerce Department reported Thursday that GDP rose at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter, this was the first time in over a year that it grew, the last time was in 2008's second quarter. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

GDP [Gross Domestic Product] Price Index:
U.S. GDP rose 3.5% rate in 3Q compared to consensus of an increase by 3.2%; Real Final Sales rose 2.5% in 3Q; CE Price Index rose 2.8% rate in 3Q; Core PCE Price Index rose 1.4% rate in 3Q; Domestic Purchases Price Index rose 1.6% rate in 3Q; Chain-Weighted Price Index rose 0.8% rate in 3Q.

Initial Jobless Claims:
U.S. Jobless Claims in week of October 24 fell 1K to 530K compared to survey of a decrease by 6K; U.S. Continuing Claims for week of October 17 fell 148K to 5,797,000; U.S. Jobless Claims Unrevised for week of October 17 at 531K.

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 193.39 points, EOD 9,956.08
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) triple digit gain 189.62, EOD 6,955.31
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 39.02 points, EOD 2,098.63
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 23.42 points, EOD 1,066.05
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 68.49 points, EOD 2,440.45
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 50.24 points, EOD 3,714.02
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 57.3 points, EOD 5,137.72
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 183.95, EOD 9,891.10

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 2,512 declined stock prices 823, unchanged stock prices 105, stock prices hitting new highs 19 and stock prices hitting new lows 39. 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: LNC gain 3.02, HOD 25.88, LOD 23.65, EOD 25.27; FLS gain 3.62, HOD 103.63, LOD 94.12, EOD 103.05; CME gain 5.75, HOD 315.88, LOD 292.96, EOD 313.77; AVB gain 0.40, HOD 71.23, LOD 66.90, EOD 70.18; FAS gain 7.87, HOD 77.48, LOD 71.59, EOD 77.35; EDC gain 16.12, HOD 137.57, LOD 126.77, EOD 136.14; CBG shed 0.16, HOD 11.49, LOD 10.73, EOD 11.30; MWW shed 0.60, HOD 16.59, LOD 14.82, EOD 15.89; AEM shed 4.44, HOD 58.77, LOD 56.01, EOD 57.18; POT gain 2.88, HOD 97.69, LOD 95.00, EOD 96.82; ESI shed 0.66, HOD 95.43, LOD 90.20, EOD 92.46; CRR gain 9.83, HOD 62.19, LOD 54.99, EOD 60.89.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 1,928, declined stock prices 2,328, unchanged stock prices 91, stock prices hitting new highs 17 and stock prices hitting new lows 48. 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 3.95, HOD 196.81, LOD 192.14, EOD 196.35; FSLR shed 25.11, HOD 129.23, LOD 122.75, EOD 126.47; AMZN gain 0.93, HOD 124.30, LOD 120.12, EOD 122.57; BIDU shed 3.43, HOD 400.88, LOD 389.11, EOD 393.40; WYNN gain 2.42, HOD 57.19, LOD 54.52, EOD 56.29; IDCC gain 1.94, HOD 20.83, LOD 19.40, EOD 20.51; SYMC gain 2.01, HOD 17.83, LOD 16.92, EOD 17.74; ITRI gain 4.18, HOD 62.02, LOD 57.20, EOD 61.79; TSPT shed 5.57, HOD 6.62, LOD 5.51, EOD 5.90; CERN gain 1.13, HOD 82.40, LOD 75.75, EOD 77.99.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 340, declined stock prices 183, unchanged stock prices 38, 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) Dec 09: EOD 1059.50; Change 21.00
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Dec 09: EOD 1,706.25; Change 26.25
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Dec 09: EOD 9,886; Change 175
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Dec 09: EOD 674.70; Change 11.70
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Dec 09: EOD 10,040; Change 160

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6743 U.S. Dollars 1.4830
Japanese Yen 91.4500 to U.S. Dollars 0.0109
British Pound 0.6050 to U.S. Dollars 1.6529
Canadian Dollar 1.0665 to U.S. Dollars 0.9376
Swiss Franc 1.0188 to U.S. Dollars 0.9815

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (December 09) gain $2.41, EOD $79.87 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (December 09) gain $0.06, EOD $2.08 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (December 09) no change, EOD $5.06 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (November 09) gain $0.03, EOD $2.02 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 09) gain $16.60, EOD $1,047.10 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 09) gain $0.42, EOD $16.66 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 09) gain $31.30, EOD $1,338.20 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 09) gain $0.10, EOD $3.03 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 09) gain $1.25, EOD $57.20
Pork Bellies (February 10) gain $1.80, EOD $90.80
Live Cattle (December 09) shed $0.65, EOD $86.28
Feeder Cattle (November 09) shed $0.90, EOD $95.03

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) gain $10.50, EOD $379.75
Soybeans (November 09) gain $16.50, EOD $987.00

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 100 1/32, change -2/32, Yield 0.97, Yield change 0.04
5 year EOD 99 22/32, change -8/32, Yield 2.43, Yield change 0.10
10 year EOD 101 3/32, change -20/32, Yield 3.48, Yield change 0.07
30 year EOD 102 25/32, change -1 6/32, Yield 4.33, change 0.07

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GMAC

GMAC Financial Services announced to the Treasury Department that they are in need of more government funding, a spokesman from the Treasury Department confirmed the negotiations. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today:

MBA [Mortgage Bankers Association] Mortgage Applications:
U.S. MBA Market Index fell 12.3% at 562.3; compared to last week 641; U.S. MBA Purchase Index fell 5.2% at 254.9; compared to last week 268.8.

Durable Goods Orders:
September Durable Goods Orders, Excluding-Transportation, rose 0.9%; U.S. September Durable Goods Orders rose 1.0%; compared to consensus of an increase by 1.5%; September Durable Goods Orders, Excluding-Defense, rose 0.5%; August Durable Goods Orders Unrevised at -2.6%.

New Home Sales:
U.S. September New Home Sales fell 3.6% to 402K; compared to consensus of 440K; U.S. August New Home Sales Revised to 417K from 429K.

Crude Oil Inventories as released by DOE [Department of Energy]:
U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles +0.778 Million Barrels at 339.85 Million Barrels; U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles +0.778 Million Barrels in week; was seen increasing by 1.7 Million Barrels; U.S. Gasoline Stockpiles +1.619 Million Barrels at 208.564 Million Barrels; U.S. Gasoline Stockpiles +1.619 Million Barrels in week; was seen decreasing by 1.1 Million Barrels; U.S. Distillate Stockpiles -2.134 Million Barrels at 167.754 Million Barrels; U.S. Distillate Stockpiles -2.134 Million Barrels in week; was seen decreasing by 0.7 Million Barrels; U.S. Refineries Ran at 81.8% versus 81.1% week ago; U.S. Refineries Ran at 81.8% capacity; was seen at 81.20%.

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) shed 105.88 points, EOD 9,866.30
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 166.35, EOD 6,765.69
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) shed 54.98 points, EOD 2,061.11
S&P 500 (SPX) shed 20.57 points, EOD 1,042.84
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 71.08 points, EOD 2,371.96
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 80.17 points, EOD 3,663.78
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 120.55 points, EOD 5,080.42
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 137.41, EOD 10,075.05

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 350 declined stock prices 2,801, unchanged stock prices 43, stock prices hitting new highs 28 and stock prices hitting new lows 20. 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: V gain 2.74, HOD 78.02, LOD 74.76, EOD 76.64; HRS gain 3.72, HOD 43.00, LOD 40.40, EOD 41.66; FAS shed 6.82, HOD 76.25, LOD 69.07, EOD 69.48; RTP shed 11.90, HOD 181.86, LOD 173.70, EOD 174.30; BLK shed 0.28, HOD 227.76, LOD 220.00, EOD 221.62; CME shed 8.48, HOD 319.00, LOD 307.38, EOD 308.02; FSP shed 0.47, HOD 11.67, LOD 11.00, EOD 11.00; VSI no change 0.00, HOD 20.29, LOD 17.95, EOD 17.95; AIG gain 1.32, HOD 36.68, LOD 33.13, EOD 35.33; WHR shed 3.06, HOD 75.10, LOD 71.29, EOD 71.74; SPW shed 6.88, HOD 58.48, LOD 53.08, EOD 53.82.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 429, declined stock prices 2,328, unchanged stock prices 91, stock prices hitting new highs 17 and stock prices hitting new lows 48. 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: ILMN shed 8.29, HOD 35.44, LOD 33.24, EOD 33.37; APOL shed 12.91, HOD 64.95, LOD 58.84, EOD 60.06; PSYS shed 5.47, HOD 20.25, LOD 17.63, EOD 18.67; BIDU gain 13.17, HOD 399.37, LOD 383.36, EOD 396.83; PNRA gain 3.64, HOD 61.00, LOD 58.30, EOD 58.74; AMZN shed 0.43, HOD 125.12, LOD 120.76, EOD 121.64; ISRG shed 10.49, HOD 258.00, LOD 247.10, EOD 247.51; AAPL shed 4.97, HOD 198.02, LOD 191.10, EOD 192.40; FSLR gain 1.36, HOD 154.37, LOD 148.80, EOD 151.58.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 114, declined stock prices 422, unchanged stock prices 25, stock prices hitting new highs 10 and stock prices hitting new lows 2.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Dec 09: EOD 1040.00; Change -20.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Dec 09: EOD 1,680.25; Change -39.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Dec 09: EOD 9,719; Change -116
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Dec 09: EOD 662.20; Change -22.16
Nikkei 225 (Yen) Dec 09: EOD 9,895; Change -255

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6795 U.S. Dollars 1.4716
Japanese Yen 90.7800 to U.S. Dollars 0.0110
British Pound 0.6105 to U.S. Dollars 1.6379
Canadian Dollar 1.0784 to U.S. Dollars 0.9273
Swiss Franc 1.0263 to U.S. Dollars 0.9744

COMMODITY MARKETS:
Energy Sector - Nymex:
Light Crude (December 09) shed $2.09, EOD $77.46 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (December 09) shed $0.06, EOD $2.02 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (December 09) shed $0.09, EOD $5.19 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (November 09) shed $0.08, EOD $1.99 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (December 09) shed $4.90, EOD $1,030.50 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (December 09) shed $0.30, EOD $16.24 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (January 09) shed $12.10, EOD $1,306.90 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (December 09) shed $0.07, EOD $2.93 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (December 09) gain $0.53, EOD $55.95
Pork Bellies (February 10) shed $1.25, EOD $89.00
Live Cattle (December 09) shed $0.18, EOD $86.93
Feeder Cattle (November 09) shed $0.50, EOD $95.85

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) shed $1.75, EOD $369.00
Soybeans (November 09) shed $6.00, EOD $970.50

BOND MARKET:
2 year EOD 100 3/32, change -1/32, Yield 0.94, Yield change 0.02
5 year EOD 100 4/32, change 4/32, Yield 2.33, Yield change -0.04
10 year EOD 101 20/32, change 6/32, Yield 3.40, Yield change -0.04
30 year EOD 104, change 10/32, Yield 4.25, change -0.02

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