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