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Daily Market Commentary for September 2, 2008 from
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Across the country, major sighs of relief could be heard over the
minimal amount of damage caused to oil rigs, oil platforms and oil
pipelines was seen, by Hurricane Gustav resulting in the fall of Crude
oil today to just under $110 a barrel in comparison to the price per
barrel a year ago in the range of $70 per barrel. .… (read more)
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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 session
on the world market as well as the emerging markets including the stock
market closing bell price:
DOW (Dow Jones Industrial Average) loss of 26.63 points on the day to
end the trading session at 11,516.92
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) loss of 85.11 points to end the trading
session at 8,296.97
NASDAQ loss of 18.28 points to end the trading session at 2,349.24
S&P 500 loss of 5.25 points to end the trading session at 1,277.58
FTSE All-World excluding - U.S. loss of 2.87 points to end the trading
session at 217.68
FTSE RAFI 1000 gain of 12.71 points to end the trading session at
5,075.03
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain of 75.59 points to end the trading session at
3,211.59
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain of 56.47 points to end the trading session at
4,539.07
FTSE100 (UKX100) loss of 15.9 points to end the trading session at
5,620.70
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) triple digit loss of 463.4 points on the day to end
the trading session at 12,609.47

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the day:
Advanced stock prices 1,721; declined stock prices 1,441; unchanged
stock prices 97; stock prices hitting new highs 53 and stock prices
hitting new lows 44.
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: Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) stock price shed
3.55 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $74.50,
low on the trading session $69.65 with a closing stock price at $69.98;
Transocean Incorporated (NYSE: RIG) stock price shed 3.04 points on the
trading session, high on the trading session $126.20, low on the
trading session $124.00 with a closing stock price at $124.16; BHP
Billiton Limited (NYSE: BHP) stock price shed 5.76 points on the
trading session, high on the trading session $64.81, low on the trading
session $63.90 with a closing stock price at $64.75; Streettracks Gold
Trust (NYSE: GLD) stock price shed 2.51 points on the trading session,
high on the trading session $79.79, low on the trading session $77.98
with a closing stock price at $79.20; Consol Energy Incorporated
(NYSE: CNX) stock price shed 5.43 points on the trading session, high
on the trading session $65.47, low on the trading session $59.77 with a
closing stock price at $62.28; Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) stock price
shed 9.53 points on the trading session, high on the trading session
$104.00, low on the trading session $96.80 with a closing stock price
at $97.21; Cleveland-Cliffs Incorporated (NYSE: CLF) stock price shed
8.57 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $99.01,
low on the trading session $92.01 with a closing stock price at $92.65;
Suntech Power Holdings Corporation Limited (NYSE: STP) stock price shed
2.89 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $47.13,
low on the trading session $43.81 with a closing stock price at $44.92;
Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP) stock price shed 39.73 points on the trading
session, high on the trading session $347.89, low on the trading
session $339.00 with a closing stock price at $339.99; LDK Solar
Corporation Limited (NYSE: LDK) stock price shed 2.52 points on the
trading session, high on the trading session $50.51, low on the trading
session $48.10 with a closing stock price at $48.74; CME Group
Incorporated (NYSE: CME) stock price gained 3.39 points on the trading
session, high on the trading session $344.62, low on the trading
session $332.03 with a closing stock price at $338.77; Potash
Corporation Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) stock price shed 11.33 points on
the trading session, high on the trading session $167.65, low on the
trading session $161.63 with a closing stock price at $162.27; United
States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) stock price shed 11.10 points on the
trading session, high on the trading session $128.00, low on the trading
session $119.30 with a closing stock price at $121.97; CF Industries
Holdings Incorporated (NYSE: CF) stock price shed 14.38 points on the
trading session, high on the trading session $146.93, low on the
trading session $137.55 with a closing stock price at $138.02; Devon
Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN) stock price shed 6.04 points on the
trading session, high on the trading session $98.88, low on the trading
session $95.02 with a closing stock price at $96.01; Ultrashort
Financial Corporation (NYSE: SKF) stock price shed 3.31 points on the
trading session, high on the trading session $116.93, low on the
trading session $108.75 with a closing stock price at $113.38.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
(NASDAQ) stock market indicators today:
Advanced stock prices 1,427; declined stock prices 1,451; unchanged
stock prices 130; stock prices hitting new highs 58; stock prices
hitting new lows 71.
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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: First
Solar Incorporated (NasdaqGS: FSLR) stock price shed 14.87 points on
the trading session, high on the trading session $271.48, low on the
trading session $258.00 with a closing stock price at $261.77; Google
Incorporated (NasdaqGS: GOOG) stock price gained 0.71 points on the
trading session, high on the trading session $482.18, low on the
trading session $461.42 with a closing stock price at $464.00.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market
indicators for today:
Advanced stock prices 468; declined stock prices 726; unchanged stock
prices 76; stock prices hitting new highs 13; stock prices hitting new
lows 31.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market activity for the day, at time of
this posting for September 2008 Contracts:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) end of day price 1,276.00 change -0.50
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) end of day price 1,852.25, change 0.75
E-mini S&P SmallCap 600 (SMP) end of day price 387.70, change 0.00
$5 DJIA (YM) end of day price 11,512, change -2

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active
Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6890 to U.S. Dollars 1.4513
Japanese Yen 108.570 to U.S. Dollars 0.0092
British Pound 0.5609 to U.S. Dollars 1.7830
Canadian Dollar 1.0679 to U.S. Dollars 0.9364
Swiss Franc 1.1065 to U.S. Dollars 0.9038

Commodity Markets:
Energy Sector: Light Crude (NYMEX: NYM) shed $5.75 on the day for a
closing price of $109.71 a barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (NYMEX: NYM) shed $0.12 on the day for a closing price of
$3.07 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (NYMEX: NYM) shed $0.68 on the day for a closing price of
$7.26 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (NYMEX: NYM) shed $0.12 on the day for a closing price of
$2.73 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets:
Gold Market Price (COMEX: CMX) shed $24.70 on the day for a closing
price of $810.50 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (COMEX: CMX) shed $0.56 on the day for a closing price of $13.15
($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (NYMEX: NYM) shed $86.30 on the day for a closing price of
$1,403.50 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (COMEX: CMX) shed $0.11 on the day for a closing price of $3.27
($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 1.13 on the day for
a closing price of 69.55
Pork Bellies (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) shed 0.20 on the day
for a closing price of 92.75
Live Cattle (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) shed 0.30 on the day for
a closing price of 103.75
Feeder Cattle (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 0.78 on the day
for a closing price of 111.73

Other Commodities (cents per bushel):
Corn (Chicago Board of Trade: CBT) shed 15.75 on the day for a closing
price of 569.25
Soybeans (Chicago Board of Trade: CBT) shed 25.50 on the day for a
closing price of 1,298.50

Bond Market:
2 year bond gained 7/32 on the day for a closing price of 100 6/32 with
a Yield of 2.26, Yield Change -0.13
5 year bond gained 15/32 on the day for a closing price of 100 19/32
with a Yield of 2.99, Yield Change -0.10
10 year bond gained 31/32 on the day for a closing price of 102 6/32
with a Yield of 3.73, Yield Change -0.12
30 year bond gained 1 13/32 on the day for a closing price of 102 13/32
with a Yield of 4.35, Yield Change -0.08

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