Market Recap 9.20.2012

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Oracle (ORCL) reported its earnings post-market after losing 1.59% on the day. Total revenues were down 2% to $8.2 billion. New software licenses and cloud software subscriptions gained around five and a half percent. Some products grew more than 100% this quarter and engineering systems sales are expected to go over $1 billion. As of 3:48pm CST Oracle is down 0.18 in after hours trading.

Crude futures are up 1.01 to 92.99 after three days of straight losses amounting to an 8 point loss. Metal futures also varied today. Gold futures are flat, silver futures slightly up, and platinum futures are down 11.50 points. Grain futures were hit hard today, with corn, soybean oil, and soybean meal down 1.35%, 2.19%, and 3.50% respectively.