Regional 28082012

Stocks ended near session lows Monday after hovering around the flatline for most of the day, amid a lack of major economic news as investors were cautious ahead of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech later this week.

Trading volume was the lowest this year with the consolidated tape of the NYSE at 2.35 billion shares, while only 504 million shares changed hands on the floor.

The CBOE Volatility Index, widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, ended above 16.

Despite the lackluster trading session, all three major indexes are poised to log their first August gains since 2009.

Dow.      13124.67. -33.30.  -0.25%
Nasdaq.  3073.19.  +3.40.   +0.11%
S&P 500.1410.44.   -0.69.    -0.05%
FTSE.      5776.60.  Unch.    +0.00%
Dax.        7047.45. +76.38. +1.10%
CAC40.    3462.83. +29.62. +0.86%

VIX.          16.35.    +1.17.    +7.71%
Oil.            95.69.    -0.46.     -0.48%
Gold.       1666.30.  -6.60.     -0.39%

IDR.    9515(source: yahoo finance)
Euro.  1.2498

TLKM. 39.33. -0.07 -0.18% Rp9356
ISAT.   27.76. -0.78 -2.73% Rp5283
BumiPLC.  355.00. +0.00.  +0.00%

EIDO.        29.29.    -0.23.   -0.78%

Timah.      20550.  +0.      +0.00%
Nickel.      16390.  +0.      +0.00%

CPO. 3091RM+22RM+0.72%$993
Corn.          800.75 -7.75.  -0.96%
SoybeanOil. 56.56. -0.34.  -0.60%
Wheat.      881.25. -7.25.  -0.82%

Coal(24Agt) 91.45.-0.10.   -0.11%*

DOC(16Agt) 1000. +0.     +0.00%

* Australian thermal coal,12000-btu/pou