Daily Market Commentary for July 26, 2012
Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) gaming firm shares were slammed by 39% into mid-afternoon trading session on Thursday after investors were spooked by the disappointing earnings report. (read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)
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All options on futures listed on ICE Futures U.S. will trade electronically starting October 22, per exchange operator IntercontinentalExchange (ICE). In a statement from the Exchange, "While the contracts will no longer trade through open outcry, ICE Futures U.S. will continue to support access to the electronic platform for Exchange-member brokers and proprietary traders from the floor facility." ICE Futures U.S. had introduced electronic trading of options in March 2008.
The Commerce Department reported Thursday that U.S. produced durable goods orders rose 1.6% in June on stronger demand for airplanes and defense equipment, striking a stronger than expected reading. From the previous estimate of a 1.3% increase, orders in May were revised higher to a 1.6% gain. Details of the report were weaker than the headline suggested with most categories of orders coming in lower. Excluding defense goods, orders were down 0.7%. Excluding transportation equipment, orders were down 1.1%. Shipments rose 0.1% in June while inventories rose 0.3%. Orders for core capital goods fell 1.4% in the month striking the second decline in the past three months.
The Labor Department said Thursday that the number of people who filed applications for unemployment benefits fell by 35,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 353,000; marking the third straight week of sharp swings that reflects the government's difficulty in assessing employment levels in the auto industry. Auto manufacturers used to schedule brief shutdowns of plants every July to retool for new models, but the size of temporary layoffs has varied widely since the industry was bailed out several years ago which makes the jobless claims report especially volatile during July and less useful in gauging labor-market trends. A more accurate barometer of labor-market trends, the four-week claims average, declined by 8,750 to 367,250,000. The four-week average reduces seasonal volatility in the weekly data. Continuing claims decreased by 30,000 to a seasonally adjusted 3.29 million in the week ended July 14. Nearly 6.0 million people received some form of state or federal benefit in the week ended July 7, up 280,405 from previous week.
National Association of Realtors on Thursday reported that pending home sales slipped 1.4% in June, continuing a slate of more cautious readings from the housing sector. Additionally, NAR reported that pending-home-sales index fell to 99.3 from a downwardly revised 100.7 in May after an initial reading of 101.1. "Buyer interest remains strong but fewer home listings mean fewer contract signing opportunities," said Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the NAR, who added that delays in the foreclosure process also were holding up sales. Compared to same period in 2011, pending home sales were up 9.5%, marking the 14th straight month of year-on-year gains. A pending-home sale is when the contract has been signed but the transaction has not closed, and an index of 100 is equal to the average level of contract activity during 2001
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