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