Market Recap for 5.6.11

Nonfarm Payrolls - M/M change	Prior 216,000	Revised 221,000	Est 185,000	Range 140,000  to 325,000	Actual 244,00
Unemployment Rate - Level	8.8 %		8.8 %	8.6 % to 8.9 %	9.0 %
Average Hourly Earnings - M/M change	0.0 %	0.2 %	0.2 %	0.1 % to 0.2 %	0.1 %
Av Workweek - All Employees	34.3 hrs		34.3 hrs	34.3 hrs to 34.3 hrs	34.3 hrs
Private Payrolls - M/M change	230,000	231,000	200,000	165,000  to 350,000	268,000

                                                           

 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ECONOMY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-05-06-19-03-38                                                                  

Consumer Credit - M/M change

Prev $7.6 B

Est $5.0 B

Range $2.0 B to $7.0 B

Act $6.0 B

 CFTC COT for Commodities (Futures Only)

 Market Activity

Investors pull money from commodity-sector funds

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/investors-pull-money-from-commodity-sector-funds-2011-05-06?dist=afterbell

Many commodity ETF investors unshaken by rout-Lipper http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/06/commodities-macrofunds-idUSN0610902120110506

Grains +0.36%

RS +1.54% O+1.50%          RR+1.49% W+0.73% SM+0.58% S+0.32% BO-0.07% C-3.17%          

http://www.cmegroup.com/education/market-commentary/ag/2011/05/recap-corn_232.html

Financials +0.05%

ZN +0.18% ZF+0.14% ZT+0.06% ZB+0.03% ED-0.02%

Currencies -0.02%

USD +0.95% AD+0.87% MP+0.65% CD+0.03% BP-0.07% JY-0.31% SF-0.96% EC-1.28%

FOREX-Euro posts worst week since January; prospects dim http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/06/markets-forex-idUSN0610172020110506

Indices -0.10%

RJ unch YM-0.01% ES-0.04% NQ-0.23% EW-0.24%         

Metals -0.25%

PA+0.77% GC+0.69% PL+0.46% HG-0.56% SI-2.63%                            

Softs -0.59%

CC+0.88% LB +0.04% KC-0.24% CT-0.89% OJ-1.46% SB-1.87%           

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-06/coffee-falls-as-rising-robusta-stockpiles-cap-rally-sugar-cocoa-slide.html

Energies-1.42%

RB-0.17% NG-0.61% HO-1.43% ZK -2.25% CL-2.63%

Oil falls again, gutted in record weekly drop

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/06/us-markets-oil-idUSL3E7G601S20110506