• Retail Sales
    • By: BARRY O

      Daily Market Commentary for August 13, 2008 from Millennium-Traders.Com

      U.S. July Retail & Food Sales fell 0.1 percent compared to consensus of a drop by 0.4 percent. (read more) http://www.millennium-traders.com/news/newscommentary.aspx

      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) triple digit loss of 109.67 points on the day to end the trading session at 11,532.80 NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) loss of 23.32 points to end the trading session at 8,375.39 NASDAQ loss of 1.99 points to end the trading session at 2,428.62 S&P 500 loss of 3.76 points to end the trading session at 1,285.83 FTSE All-World excluding - U.S. loss of 2.48 points to end the trading session at 220.75 FTSE RAFI 1000 loss of 99.75 points to end the trading session at 5,037.16 BEL 20 (BEL20) loss of 73.52 points to end the trading session at 3,043.62 CAC 40 (CAC40) triple digit loss of 115.51 points to end the trading session at 4,402.97 FTSE100 (UKX100) loss of 85.9 points to end the trading session at 5,448.60 NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) triple digit loss of 280.55 points on the day to end the trading session at 13,023.05

      New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the day: Advanced stock prices 1,247; declined stock prices 1,928; unchanged stock prices 92; stock prices hitting new highs 31 and stock prices hitting new lows 66. 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: Tween Brands Incorporated (NYSE: TWB) stock price shed 6.87 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $9.94, low on the trading session $7.90 for a closing stock price at $8.01; Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) stock price shed 2.19 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $67.37, low on the trading session $60.99 for a closing stock price at $67.10; WellCare HealthCare Plans Incorporated (NYSE: WCG) stock price shed 4.01 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $39.73, low on the trading session $37.33 for a closing stock price at $38.19; Watson Wyatt Worldwide Incorporated (NYSE: WW) stock price shed 0.37 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $58.70, low on the trading session $51.57 for a closing stock price at $56.51; United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) stock price gained 8.06 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $139.25, low on the trading session $129.36 for a closing stock price at $137.92; Franklin Resources Incorporated (NYSE: BEN) stock price shed 2.23 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $101.92, low on the trading session $98.28 for a closing stock price at $99.96; Potash Corporation Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) stock price gained 11.09 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $179.88, low on the trading session $169.80 for a closing stock price at $179.48; Consol Energy Incorporated (NYSE: CNX) stock price gained 4.68 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $65.79, low on the trading session $60.74 for a closing stock price at $65.26; Agrium Incorporated (NYSE: AGU) stock price gained 5.58 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $82.92, low on the trading session $77.16 for a closing stock price at $82.66; Cleveland-Cliffs Incorporated (NYSE: CLF) stock price gained 67.90 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $94.88, low on the trading session $87.84 for a closing stock price at $93.67; Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) stock price gained 10.04 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $107.09, low on the trading session $98.50 for a closing stock price at $107.08; Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN) stock price gained 5.24 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $98.57, low on the trading session $92.12 for a closing stock price at $98.12; Oil Service Holders Incorporated (NYSE: OIH) stock price gained 7.39 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $186.17, low on the trading session $178.58 for a closing stock price at $185.57; CME Group Incorporated (NYSE: CME) stock price gained 0.82 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $347.90, low on the trading session $330.00 for a closing stock price at $338.48; Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) stock price gained 2.96 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $53.07, low on the trading session $49.75 for a closing stock price at $52.74; Constellation Energy Group Incorporated (NYSE: CEG) stock price gained 3.50 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $65.72, low on the trading session $61.50 for a closing stock price at $64.75; Ultrashort Financial Corporation (NYSE: SKF) stock price gained 6.77 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $130.29, low on the trading session $123.00 for a closing stock price at $126.52; Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) stock price gained 3.19 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $98.75, low on the trading session $93.21 for a closing stock price at $97.70; Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated (NYSE: GS) stock price shed 2.40 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $169.40, low on the trading session $162.40 for a closing stock price at $164.90; Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) stock price gained 4.16 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $76.46, low on the trading session $70.60 for a closing stock price at $75.80.