Daily Market Commentary for June 17, 2008 from Millennium - Traders. Com
At the closing bell, Lindsay had shed partly 5 points and its financials are near to be released tomorrow before the opening bell. Lindsay is chargeable to the agriculture industry and provides large irrigation systems throughout the industry, worldwide. ( read more ) http: / / www. millennium - traders. com / news / newscommentary. aspx
At the closing bell on the Stock Exchange, here is how the leading world indices and large-scale U. S. indices ended the reunion on the U. S. Markets:
DOW ( Dow Jones Industrial Average ) triple cipher loss of 108. 78 points on the month to end the showdown at 12, 160. 30 NYSE ( New York Stock Exchange ) loss of 13. 47 points to end the powwow at 9, 074. 41 NASDAQ loss of 17. 05 points for a close at 2, 457. 73 S&P 500 loss of 9. 21 points for a close at 1, 350. 93 FTSE All - World ex - U. S. gain of 0. 49 points to close at 243. 32 FTSE RAFI 1000 loss of 53. 20 points for a close at 5, 329. 65 BEL 20 gain of 15. 2 points to close at 3, 581. 80 CAC 40 gain of 28. 59 points to close at 4, 686. 33 FTSE100 gain of 67. 3 points to close at 5, 861. 9 NIKKEI 225 gain of 6 points to close at 14, 348. 4
News on the New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE ) today: fresh stocks 1, 283; declined stocks 1, 860; unchanged stocks 102; stocks hitting new highs 94; stocks hitting new lows 90. Daily Trading Range and end of span trading results for subtle stocks on the NYSE traded by active Occasion Traders today: CME Covey Incorporated ( NYSE: CME ) gained 22. 41 points on the trading second, high on the trading point $450. 96, low on the trading continuance $435. 00 for a closing price at $441. 82; Complex Company ( NYSE: MOS ) gained 7. 64 points on the trading season, high on the trading tide $161. 25, low on the trading trick $153. 13 for a closing price at $161. 08; CF Industries Holdings Incorporated ( NYSE: CF ) gained 8. 99 points on the trading date, high on the trading infinity $170. 23, low on the trading season $161. 98 for a closing price at $169. 62; Walter Industries ( NYSE: WLT ) gained 3. 22 points on the trading lastingness, high on the trading infinity $105. 02, low on the trading week $99. 66 for a closing price at $102. 72; Bunge Limited ( NYSE: BG ) gained 0. 93 points on the trading time, high on the trading year $124. 00, low on the trading tour $120. 42 for a closing price at $122. 74; SunTrust Banks Incorporated ( NYSE: STI ) shed 3. 94 points on the trading date, high on the trading era $45. 03, low on the trading hour $40. 56 for a closing price at $40. 61; Potash Deportment Saskatchewan ( NYSE: POT ) gained 9. 37 points on the trading while, high on the trading present $240. 00, low on the trading epoch $231. 88 for a closing price at $239. 50; Goldman Sachs Accumulation Incorporated ( NYSE: GS ) shed 2. 65 points on the trading month, high on the trading day $185. 89, low on the trading day $179. 14 for a closing price at $179. 44; MasterCard Incorporated ( NYSE: MA ) shed 2. 26 points on the trading day, high on the trading day $299. 84, low on the trading day $290. 33 for a closing price at $292. 21; Elan Corporation plc ( NYSE: ELN ) gained 2. 89 points on the trading day, high on the trading day $30. 03, low on the trading day $27. 55 for a closing price at $30. 00; Comstock Resources Incorporated ( NYSE: CRK ) gained 4. 77 points on the trading day, high on the trading day $75. 34, low on the trading day $70. 86 for a closing price at $74. 15; Monsanto Company ( NYSE: MON ) gained 6. 77 points on the trading day, high on the trading day $143. 75, low on the trading day $137. 12 for a closing price at $142. 69; Lindsay Corporation ( NYSE: LNN ) shed 4. 72 points on the trading day, high on the trading day $130. 49, low on the trading day $118. 66 for a closing price at $124. 43.
News on the NASDAQ today: advanced stocks 1, 052 declined stocks 1, 829; unchanged stocks 150; stocks hitting new highs 49; stocks hitting new lows 122. Trading range and end of day trading results for volatile NASDAQ stocks traded by active Day Traders today: Canadian Solar Incorporated ( NasdaqGS: CSIQ ) gained 4. 64 points on the trading day, high on the trading day $49. 24, low on the trading day $45. 87 for a closing price at $47. 10; Infinera Corporation ( NasdaqGS: INFN ) shed 3. 84 points on the trading day, high on the trading day $10. 50, low on the trading day $9. 52 for a closing price at $9. 96; Joseph B Bank Clothiers Incorporated ( NasdaqGS: JOSB ) shed 0. 28 points on the trading day, high on the trading day $30. 72, low on the trading day $28. 72 for a closing price at $30. 09; Zions Bancorporation ( NasdaqGS: ZION ) shed 3. 35 points on the trading day, high on the trading day $36. 97, low on the trading day $32. 42 for a closing price at $33. 80; First Solar, Incorporated ( NasdaqGS: FSLR ) gained 3. 77 points on the trading day, high on the trading day $288. 38, low on the trading day $278. 16 for a closing price at $281. 17; DryShips Incorporated ( NasdaqGS: DRYS ) gained 6. 13 points on the trading day, high on the trading day $83. 75, low on the trading day $79. 00 for a closing price at $82. 08; Baidu. com Incorporated ( NasdaqGS: BIDU ) shed 3. 41 points on the trading day, high on the trading day $344. 38, low on the trading day $330. 87 for a closing price at $332. 50; Google Incorporated ( NasdaqGS: GOOG ) shed 3. 48 points on the trading day, high on the trading day $578. 07, low on the trading day $568. 38 for a closing price at $569. 33.
News on the American Stock Exchange ( AMEX ) today: advanced stocks 546; declined stocks 607; unchanged stocks 98; stocks hitting new highs 27; stocks hitting new lows 20.
Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market activity for the day, June 2008 Contracts:
E - mini S&P 500 ( ES ) end of day price 1349. 50, change - 8. 25;
E - mini NASDAQ - 100 ( NQ ) end of day price 1973. 25, change - 7. 25;
E - mini S&P SmallCap 600 ( SMP ) end of day price 389. 70, change - 1. 40;
$5 DJIA ( YM ) end of day price 12167, change - 92.
U. S. May Industrial Production fell 0. 2 % compared to consensus of an increase by 0. 2 %; U. S. May Capacity Utilization fell 0. 2 - Pt at 79. 4 % compared to consensus of 79. 7 %; U. S. April Capacity Use Revised to 79. 6 % from 79. 7 %; U. S. April Industrial Production Unrevised at a drop by 0. 7 %.
U. S. First Quarter Current Account Goods / Services Deficit $174. 9 Billion.
U. S. May Producer Prices rose 1. 4 % compared to consensus of an increase by 1. 0 %; U. S. May PPI Excluding - Food & Energy rose 0. 2 % compared to consensus of an increase by 0. 2 %; U. S. May PPI Intermediate Goods rose 2. 9 %; U. S. May PPI Intermediate Goods Core rose 2. 0 %; U. S. May PPI Crude Goods rose 6. 7 %; U. S. May PPI Crude Goods Core rose 5. 0 %; U. S. May PPI Energy Prices rose 4. 9 %; U. S. May Passenger Car Prices fell 1. 0 %; U. S. Apr PPI Unrevised at an increase by 0. 2 %.
U. S. Core Intermediate PPI rise biggest since 1980.
U. S. May Housing Starts fell 3. 3 % to. 975M compared to consensus of a drop by 5. 5 %; Building Permits fell 1. 3 % to rate of. 969M in May; April Housing Starts Revised to an increase by 2. 0 % from an increase by 8. 2 %.
Commodities Markets Energy Sector: Light Crude ( NYM ) shed $0. 60 on the day to close at $134. 01 a barrel ( $US per bbl. ); Heating Oil ( NYM ) shed $0. 01 on the day to close at $3. 82 a gallon ( $US per gal. ); Natural Gas ( NYM ) gained $0. 02 on the day to close at $12. 95 per million BTU ( $US per mmbtu. ); Unleaded Gas ( NYM ) shed $0. 02 on the day to close at $3. 42 a gallon ( $US per gal. ).
Metals Markets: Gold ( CMX ) gained $0. 60 to close at $886. 90 ( $US per Troy oz. ); Silver ( CMX ) shed $0. 16 to close at $17. 08 ( $US per Troy oz. ); Platinum ( NYM ) gained $13. 60 on the day to close at $2, 064. 30 ( $US per Troy oz. ) and Copper ( CMX ) shed $0. 07 01 the day to close at $3. 65 ( $US per lb. ).
Livestock and Meat Markets ( cents per lb. ): Lean Hogs ( CME ) gained 1. 18 to close at 76. 15; Pork Bellies ( CME ) gained 0. 08 to close at 73. 20; Live Cattle ( CME ) gained 0. 15 to close at 103. 60; Feeder Cattle ( CME ) gained 0. 68 to close at 110. 33.
Other Commodities ( cents per bu. ): Corn ( CBT ) gained 11. 00 to close at 776. 00 and Soybeans ( CBT ) gained 30. 00 to close at 1, 553. 00.
Bond action for the day: 2 year bond gained 8 / 32 to close at 99 15 / 32 with a Yield of 2. 90, Yield Change - 0. 13; 5 year bond gained 17 / 32 to close at 99 12 / 32 with a Yield of 3. 63, Yield Change - 0. 12; 10 year bond gained 18 / 32 to close at 97 11 / 32 with a Yield of 4. 20, Yield Change - 0. 07; the 30 year bond gained 7 / 32 to close at 93 20 / 32 on the day with a Yield of 4. 77, Yield Change - 0. 02.
The e - mini Dow $5 ended the commodity session today at 12, 178 with a loss of 84 points on the trading session. Futures Traders should review workshops available at the CBOT ( Chicago Board of Trade ). Educational in - person seminars schedules available on the CBOT ( Chicago Board of Trade ) website.
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