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Major Indexes Yesterday

February 19, 2010 (FinancialWire) — On the day yesterday, the Dow netted gain of about four-fifths of one percent, while the other three major indicators netted gains of about two-thirds of one percent each. The Dow Jones Industrials (INDU), the basis for the Elements Dow Jones High Yield Select 10 Total Return Index ETN (NYSE: DOD), closed with a net gain of 83.55 points (up 0.812%). The Nasdaq Composite, the basis for the Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking ETF (NASDAQ: ONEQ), logged yesterday’s next-best performance, closing with a net gain of 15.42 points (up 0.693%). The Nasdaq was followed by the S&P 500 (SPX), the basis for the iShares S&P Agressive Allocation Fund (NYSE: AOA), closed with a net gain of 7.24 points (up 0.658%). The NYSE Composite (NYSE: ^NYA), the basis for the iShares NYSE Composite Index ETF (NYSE: NYC), closed with a net gain of 45.18 points (up 0.642%).

Intra-day, the Dow’s range was 161.217 points (1.564%), with an intra-day high of + 107.55 points and an intra-day low of – 53.66 points. The Nasdaq’s intra-day range was 22.36 points (1.004%), with an intra-day high of +17.21 points and an intra-day low of -5.15 points. The S&P’s intra-day range was 10.76 points (0.979%), with an intra-day high of +8.73 points and an intra-day low of -2.03 points. The NYSE’s intra-day range was 65.54 points (0.932%), with an intra-day high of +52.46 points and an intra-day low of -13.08 points.

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