| Daily Market Commentary for August 12, | | | | the trading session, high on the trading |
| 2008 from Dallas Federal Reserve Bank | | | | session $122.46, low on the trading |
| President Richard Fisher added to the | | | | session $113.45 for a closing stock |
| negative sentiment when he commented | | | | price at $119.75. |
| that the U.S. economy was in a | | | | National Association of Securities |
| prolonged period of slow growth and | | | | Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) |
| could shrink further, later this year. | | | | stock market indicators today: Advanced |
| U.S. trade deficit surprisingly shrank | | | | stock prices 1,213; declined stock |
| in June and adds one more piece of | | | | prices 1,651; unchanged stock prices |
| evidence that we are, in fact in a | | | | 145; stock prices hitting new highs 51; |
| recession. (read more) | | | | stock prices hitting new lows 75. |
| At the NYSE closing bell on the New York | | | | NASDAQ quotes, volatile stocks and |
| Stock Exchange, here is how the major | | | | market trends, as well as stock quotes, |
| world indices and major U.S. stock | | | | stock prices and stock symbols of Day |
| indices ended the session on the world | | | | Trading Stock Picks on the NASDAQ stock |
| market as well as the emerging markets | | | | market for Day Trading online and active |
| including the stock market closing bell | | | | Day Trading for those who are or would |
| price: DOW (Dow Jones Industrial | | | | like to be Day Trading for a living: |
| Average) triple digit loss of 139.96 | | | | Dealer Track Holdings Incorporated |
| points on the day to end the trading | | | | (NasdaqGS: TRAK) stock price gained 0.27 |
| session at 11,642.39 NYSE (New York | | | | points on the trading session, high on |
| Stock Exchange) loss of 94.23 points to | | | | the trading session $16.54, low on the |
| end the trading session at 8,398.71 | | | | trading session $14.09 for a closing |
| NASDAQ loss of 9.34 points to end the | | | | stock price at $16.06; Zoltek Companies |
| trading session at 2,430.61 S&P 500 | | | | Incorporated (NasdaqGS: ZOLT) stock |
| loss of 15.73 points to end the trading | | | | price shed 2.82 points on the trading |
| session at 1,289.59 FTSE All-World | | | | session, high on the trading session |
| excluding - U.S. loss of 1.56 points to | | | | $16.13, low on the trading session |
| end the trading session at 223.30 FTSE | | | | $14.30 for a closing stock price at |
| RAFI 1000 loss of 85.75 points to end | | | | $15.45; ACI Worldwide Incorporated |
| the trading session at 5,081.21 BEL 20 | | | | (NasdaqGS: ACIW) stock price shed 5.79 |
| (BEL20) gain of 13.18 points to end the | | | | points on the trading session, high on |
| trading session at 3,117.14 CAC 40 | | | | the trading session $20.14, low on the |
| (CAC40) loss of 20.01 points to end the | | | | trading session $14.16 for a closing |
| trading session at 4,518.48 FTSE100 | | | | stock price at $15.18; Incorporated |
| (UKX100) loss of 7.3 points to end the | | | | (NasdaqGS: BIDU) stock price gained 7.44 |
| trading session at 5,534.50 NIKKEI 225 | | | | points on the trading session, high on |
| (NIK/O) triple digit loss of 127.31 | | | | the trading session $317.85, low on the |
| points on the day to end the trading | | | | trading session $303.19 for a closing |
| session at 13,303.60 | | | | stock price at $311.84; Apple |
| New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock | | | | Incorporated (NasdaqGS: AAPL) stock |
| market indicators for the day: Advanced | | | | price gained 3.21 points on the trading |
| stock prices 1,053; declined stock | | | | session, high on the trading session |
| prices 2,107; unchanged stock prices 96; | | | | $179.29, low on the trading session |
| stock prices hitting new highs 35 and | | | | $173.51 for a closing stock price at |
| stock prices hitting new lows 48. NYSE | | | | $176.77; First Solar Incorporated |
| quotes for volatile stocks and market | | | | (NasdaqGS: FSLR) stock price gained 2.50 |
| trends, as well as stock quotes, stock | | | | points on the trading session, high on |
| prices and stock symbols of Day Trading | | | | the trading session $257.56, low on the |
| Stock Picks on the New York Stock | | | | trading session $248.65 for a closing |
| Exchange stock market for Day Trading | | | | stock price at $250.50; Google |
| online and active Day Trading for those | | | | Incorporated (NasdaqGS: GOOG) stock |
| who are or would like to be Day Trading | | | | price gained 2.06 points on the trading |
| for a living: Constellation Energy Group | | | | session, high on the trading session |
| Incorporated (NYSE: CEG) stock price | | | | $506.13, low on the trading session |
| shed 11.79 points on the trading | | | | $498.00 for a closing stock price at |
| session, high on the trading session | | | | $502.90. |
| $73.57, low on the trading session | | | | Market trends on the American Stock |
| $57.10 for a closing stock price at | | | | Exchange (AMEX) and stock market |
| $61.25; Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) | | | | indicators for today: Advanced stock |
| stock price shed 0.86 points on the | | | | prices 436; declined stock prices 727; |
| trading session, high on the trading | | | | unchanged stock prices 111; stock prices |
| session $51.34, low on the trading | | | | hitting new highs 16; stock prices |
| session $48.77 for a closing stock price | | | | hitting new lows 54. |
| at $49.78; CME Group Incorporated (NYSE: | | | | Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market |
| CME) stock price shed 13.19 points on | | | | activity for the day, at time of this |
| the trading session, high on the trading | | | | posting for September 2008 Contracts: |
| session $356.17, low on the trading | | | | E-mini S&P 500 (ES) end of day price |
| session $335.98 for a closing stock | | | | 1,291.35 change -0.25 E-mini NASDAQ-100 |
| price at $337.00; McDermott | | | | (NQ) end of day price 1,944.75, change |
| International Corporation (NYSE: MDR) | | | | 0.00 E-mini S&P SmallCap 600 (SMP) end |
| stock price shed 5.67 points on the | | | | of day price 392.50, change 0.00 $5 |
| trading session, high on the trading | | | | DJIA (YM) end of day price 11,645, |
| session $40.00, low on the trading | | | | change 0 |
| session $35.01 for a closing stock price | | | | World Currencies for the Forex Market, |
| at $36.21; Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) | | | | for Forex Trading by active Forex |
| stock price gained 3.66 points on the | | | | Traders, at time of this posting: Euro |
| trading session, high on the trading | | | | 0.6702 to U.S. Dollars 1.4920 Japanese |
| session $95.36, low on the trading | | | | Yen 109.34 to U.S. Dollars 0.0091 |
| session $91.04 for a closing stock price | | | | British Pound 0.5273 to U.S. Dollars |
| at $94.51; Goldman Sachs Group | | | | 1.8963 Canadian Dollar 1.0634 to U.S. |
| Incorporated (NYSE: GS) stock price shed | | | | Dollars 0.9404 Swiss Franc 1.0865 to |
| 10.70 points on the trading session, | | | | U.S. Dollars 0.9204 |
| high on the trading session $173.48, low | | | | Commodity Markets: Energy Sector: Light |
| on the trading session $166.56 for a | | | | Crude (NYMEX: NYM) shed $1.44 on the day |
| closing stock price at $167.30; Fluor | | | | for a closing price of $113.01 a barrel |
| Corporation (NYSE: FLR) stock price shed | | | | ($US per barrel) Heating Oil (NYMEX: |
| 4.54 points on the trading session, high | | | | NYM) shed $0.04 on the day for a closing |
| on the trading session $80.74, low on | | | | price of $3.08 a gallon ($US per gallon) |
| the trading session $67.10 for a closing | | | | Natural Gas (NYMEX: NYM) shed $0.01 on |
| stock price at $71.64; Ventas | | | | the day for a closing price of $8.41 per |
| Incorporated (NYSE: VTR) stock price | | | | million BTU ($US per mmbtu.) Unleaded |
| shed 2.39 points on the trading session, | | | | Gas (NYMEX: NYM) shed $0.02 on the day |
| high on the trading session $46.50, low | | | | for a closing price of $2.84 a gallon |
| on the trading session $45.01 for a | | | | ($US per gallon) |
| closing stock price at $45.62; LDK Solar | | | | Metals Markets: Gold Market Price |
| Company Limited (NYSE: LDK) stock price | | | | (COMEX: CMX) shed $13.70 on the day for |
| gained 5.79 points on the trading | | | | a closing price of $814.60 ($US per Troy |
| session, high on the trading session | | | | ounce) Silver (COMEX: CMX) shed $0.14 |
| $42.42, low on the trading session | | | | on the day for a closing price of $14.49 |
| $38.40 for a closing stock price at | | | | ($US per Troy ounce) Platinum (NYMEX: |
| $39.37; Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: | | | | NYM) shed $56.70 on the day for a |
| UNP) stock price shed 3.11 points on the | | | | closing price of $1,478.80 ($US per Troy |
| trading session, high on the trading | | | | ounce) Copper (COMEX: CMX) shed $0.07 |
| session $80.15, low on the trading | | | | on the day for a closing price of $3.28 |
| session $73.53 for a closing stock price | | | | ($US per pound) |
| at $76.14; BlackRock Incorporated (NYSE: | | | | Livestock and Meat Markets (cents per |
| BLK) stock price shed 6.18 points on the | | | | lb.): Lean Hogs (Chicago Mercantile |
| trading session, high on the trading | | | | Exchange: CME) shed 1.35 on the day for |
| session $233.90, low on the trading | | | | a closing price of 75.85 Pork Bellies |
| session $222.07 28 a closing stock price | | | | (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) |
| at $224.57; CF Industries Holdings | | | | gained 3.33 on the day for a closing |
| Incorporated (NYSE: CF) stock price shed | | | | price of 99.70 Live Cattle (Chicago |
| 1.20 points on the trading session, high | | | | Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 0.63 on |
| on the trading session $129.88, low on | | | | the day for a closing price of 107.45 |
| the trading session $123.56 for a | | | | Feeder Cattle (Chicago Mercantile |
| closing stock price at $126.53; | | | | Exchange: CME) shed 0.28 on the day for |
| Ultrashort Financial Corporation (NYSE: | | | | a closing price of 116. |
| SKF) stock price gained 9.04 points on | | | | |