Treasuries gathered Monday as grim growth forecast from the World Bank lowered enthusiasm about an economic recovery. Many market participants expect the Fed to refrain from lifting the size of its Treasury purchase program in Wednesday's statement. Comments from Fed policymakers over the past couple of weeks suggest the central bank possibly considered the recent rise in Treasury yields to reflect hope on an economic recovery. The FOMC meeting is the key meeting of the week. Investors will zero in on theFed's latest assessment of the economy and inflation in the accompanying statement due Wednesday afternoon. Focus will also be on any tweaks on the Fed's stance on the zero-0.25% fed-funds target rate and the central bank's $300 billion Treasury purchases program. Triple Digit loss was reported from the DOW as the Federal Reserve bought $7.497 billion in four-year to seven-year government debt. The World Bank predicts that the global economy will shrink 2.9% this year, more than the organization's previous prediction for a 1.7% contraction. Major U.S. indices slid into negative territory early on in the trading session, where they held, as the market session moved forward. The selloff picked up steam, into the closing bell as investors pulled money out of the markets.

Economic data released today:  N/A

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 trading session on the world markets as well as the emerging markets including the stock market closing bell price:
DOW (Dow Jones Industrial Average) Triple Digit Loss 173.89 points, EOD 8,365.84
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) Triple Digit Loss 209.17  EOD 5,725.07
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) shed 55.49 points, EOD 1,771.98
S&P 500 (SPX) shed 24.08 points, EOD 897.15

BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 49.29 points, EOD 1,948.42
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 98.02 points, EOD 3,123.25
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 111.88 points, EOD 4,234.05

NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) gain 40.01 points, EOD 9,826.27

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 399, declined stock prices 2,675, unchanged stock prices 48, stock prices hitting new highs 7 and stock prices hitting new lows 2.

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: RTP shed 14.99 points, HOD $158.37, LOD $152.42, EOD $152.80; CME shed 24.08 points, HOD $325.00, LOD $302.20, EOD $303.48; GT shed 0.92 points, HOD $12.17, LOD $11.24, EOD $11.31; POT shed 5.45 points, HOD $91.42, LOD $87.20, EOD $87.27; SKF gain 4.51 points, HOD $46.38, LOD $42.45, EOD $46.34; BLK shed 7.67 points, HOD $174.50, LOD $167.26, EOD $167.29; ESI shed 1.60 points, HOD $96.53, LOD $92.94, EOD $93.53.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 445, declined stock prices 2,289, unchanged stock prices 91, stock prices hitting new highs 16 and stock prices hitting new lows 15.

NASDAQ quotes, volatile stocks and market trends, as well as stock 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: FSLR shed 11.16 points, HOD $171.78, LOD $161.88, EOD $162.30; GOOG shed 12.74 points, HOD $417.49, LOD $402.89, EOD $407.35; SWHC shed 0.28 points, HOD $5.97, LOD $5.64, EOD $5.75; VRSN gain 0.03 points, HOD $18.91, LOD $18.36, EOD $18.62; AAPL shed 2.11 points, HOD $141.56, LOD $136.33, EOD $137.37; NFLX shed 1.04 points, HOD $41.35, LOD $39.55, EOD $40.55; SCHN shed 5.72 points, HOD $58.81, LOD $54.34, EOD $54.42; RIMM shed 4.67 points, HOD $71.25, LOD $67.75, EOD $68.11; BIDU shed 19.58 points, HOD $294.95, LOD $274.03, EOD $278.02; FMCN shed 0.42 points, HOD $7.64, LOD $7.00, EOD $7.01.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for the trading session today:
Advanced stock prices 128, declined stock prices 398, unchanged stock prices 53, stock prices hitting new highs 9 and stock prices hitting new lows 3.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market for the day, at time of this posting:

E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Sept 09: EOD 892.50; Change -23.25

E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) Sept 09: EOD 1,425.50; Change -38.50
E-mini DOW $5 (YM) Sept 09: EOD 8,311; Change -165
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 (MF) Sept 09: EOD 558.10; Change -17.70

Nikkei 225 (Yen) Sept 09: EOD 9,565; Change -265

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.7209 to U.S. Dollars 1.3871
Japanese Yen 95.8300 to U.S. Dollars 0.0104
British Pound 0.6115 to U.S. Dollars 1.6353
Canadian Dollar 1.1520 to U.S. Dollars 0.8681
Swiss Franc 1.0851 to U.S. Dollars 0.9216

COMMODITY MARKETS:

Energy Sector - Nymex:

Light Crude (July 09) shed $2.77, EOD $66.78 per barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (August 09) shed $0.04, EOD $1.78 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (August 09) shed $0.16, EOD $4.04 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (July 09) shed $0.09, EOD $1.84 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets - Comex:
Gold (August 09) shed $15.20, EOD $921.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (August 09) shed $0.50, EOD $13.70 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (August 09) shed $42.10, EOD $1,169.10 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (August 09) shed $0.12, EOD $2.14 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (August 09) shed 1.10, EOD 60.70
Pork Bellies (August 09) gain 2.45, EOD 63.25
Live Cattle (August 09) gain 0.68, EOD 82.80
Feeder Cattle (August 09) gain 0.95, EOD 99.05

Other Commodities - Chicago Board of Trade (cents per bushel):
Corn (December 09) shed 11.25, EOD 408.25

Soybeans (November 09) shed 16.00, EOD 990.00

BOND MARKET:

2 year EOD 99 16/32, change 5/32, Yield 1.13, Yield change -0.08
5 year EOD 97 29/32, change 14/32, Yield 2.70, Yield change -0.10
10 year EOD 95 10/32, change 23/32, Yield 3.69, Yield change -0.14
30 year EOD 93 27/32, change 11/32, Yield  4.44, change -0.06