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<body bgcolor="#ffffff"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="609"> <tr> <td width="225" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="225"><tr><td colspan="2" width="225" height="32" valign="bottom"> <img src="/graphics/A/TB4_r1_c6.gif" width="225" height="32" border="0" alt="Market Watch"></td></tr> <tr> <td width="14" background="/graphics/A/TB4_r2_c6.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="211"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><b>September 08, 2010 @ 02:12 AM</b><br><br></font> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" width="200"> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$INDU" target="mondo"><strong>Dow Jones Industrials</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>10,340.69</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 107.24</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$TRAN" target="mondo"><strong>Dow Jones Transportation</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 4,341.42</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 45.98</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$UTIL" target="mondo"><strong>Dow Jones Utilities</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 397.44</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 2.08</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$COMPQ" target="mondo"><strong>Nasdaq Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 2,208.89</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 24.86</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$NDX" target="mondo"><strong>Nasdaq 100</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 1,856.50</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 13.81</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$SPX" target="mondo"><strong>S&P 500</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 1,091.84</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 12.67</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$MID" target="mondo"><strong>S&P Mid-Cap 400</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 755.10</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 11.42</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$SML" target="mondo"><strong>S&P Small-Cap 600</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 336.79</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 7.03</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$RUT" target="mondo"><strong>Russell 2000</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 629.29</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 14.07</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$NYA" target="mondo"><strong>NYSE Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 6,959.94</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 95.09</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$XAX" target="mondo"><strong>AMEX Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 1,933.01</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 16.36</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$TNX" target="mondo"><strong>10 Year Treasury Note</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 2.62</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 0.05</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$DWC" target="mondo"><strong>Wilshire 5000</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>11,380.99</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" 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