I'm trying to get a few values from an XML input assigned to variables. Specifically, I'm getting a huge amount of information from an XML feed and I only need very little of the information from it. Here's the XML that I have assigned to variable $xml. How do I pull three of the pieces of data, namely the LastTradePrice, NetChange, and LastTradeDate from this. All I need is the values between these tags assigned to variables. Thanks in advance, XML is pasted below. 
 
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE quotelist SYSTEM>
<!-- Writing XML object quotelist -->
<?version 1.0?>
<?date Mon Nov 18 13:21:30 CST 2002?>
<quotelist>
<quotes type='java.util.ArrayList'>
  <size type='int'>6</size>
  <element type='com.stock.ptl.info.content.quotes.IndexQuote'>
    <Description type='java.lang.String'>NAS/NMS COMPSITE</Description
+>
    <Symbol type='java.lang.String'>^IXIC.NaE</Symbol>
    <NetChange type='float'>9.06</NetChange>
    <Currency type='java.lang.String'>US dollar</Currency>
    <SecurityType type='java.lang.String'>INDX</SecurityType>
    <PercentChange type='float'>0.64</PercentChange>
    <LastTradePrice type='float'>1420.2</LastTradePrice>
    <LastTradeDate type='java.util.Date'>2002-11-18 07:01:00 CST</Last
+TradeDate>
    <LastTradeTime type='java.lang.String'>19:01</LastTradeTime>
    <PreviousClose type='float'>1411.14</PreviousClose>
    <MarketSystem type='java.lang.String'>NASDAQ</MarketSystem>
    <Volume type='int'>0</Volume>
    <BackgroundSymbol type='java.lang.String'></BackgroundSymbol>
    <Week52High type='float'>0.0</Week52High>
    <Week52Low type='float'>0.0</Week52Low>
    <DayHigh type='float'>0.0</DayHigh>
    <DayLow type='float'>0.0</DayLow>
    <PreviousCloseDate type='null'></PreviousCloseDate>
    <OpenPrice type='float'>0.0</OpenPrice>
    <PrevYearHigh type='float'>0.0</PrevYearHigh>
    <PrevYearLow type='float'>0.0</PrevYearLow>
    <LifeHigh type='float'>0.0</LifeHigh>
    <LifeLow type='float'>0.0</LifeLow>
    <PriorYearClose type='float'>0.0</PriorYearClose>
    <LifeLowDate type='null'></LifeLowDate>
    <LifeHighDate type='null'></LifeHighDate>
  </element>
  <element type='com.stock.ptl.info.content.quotes.IndexQuote'>
    <Description type='java.lang.String'>DJ INDUSTRIAL</Description>
    <Symbol type='java.lang.String'>^DJI3.NaE</Symbol>
    <NetChange type='float'>0.0</NetChange>
    <Currency type='java.lang.String'>US dollar</Currency>
    <SecurityType type='java.lang.String'>INDX</SecurityType>
    <PercentChange type='float'>0.0</PercentChange>
    <LastTradePrice type='float'>7850.29</LastTradePrice>
    <LastTradeDate type='java.util.Date'>2002-10-11 10:07:00 CDT</Last
+TradeDate>
    <LastTradeTime type='java.lang.String'>22:07</LastTradeTime>
    <PreviousClose type='float'>7850.29</PreviousClose>
    <MarketSystem type='java.lang.String'>Reuters</MarketSystem>
    <Volume type='int'>398600</Volume>
    <BackgroundSymbol type='java.lang.String'></BackgroundSymbol>
    <Week52High type='float'>0.0</Week52High>
    <Week52Low type='float'>0.0</Week52Low>
    <DayHigh type='float'>0.0</DayHigh>
    <DayLow type='float'>0.0</DayLow>
    <PreviousCloseDate type='null'></PreviousCloseDate>
    <OpenPrice type='float'>0.0</OpenPrice>
    <PrevYearHigh type='float'>0.0</PrevYearHigh>
    <PrevYearLow type='float'>0.0</PrevYearLow>
    <LifeHigh type='float'>0.0</LifeHigh>
    <LifeLow type='float'>0.0</LifeLow>
    <PriorYearClose type='float'>0.0</PriorYearClose>
    <LifeLowDate type='null'></LifeLowDate>
    <LifeHighDate type='null'></LifeHighDate>
  </element>
  <element type='com.stock.ptl.info.content.quotes.IndexQuote'>
    <Description type='java.lang.String'>S&amp;P 500 INDEX</Descriptio
+n>
    <Symbol type='java.lang.String'>^SPX.NaE</Symbol>
    <NetChange type='float'>0.69</NetChange>
    <Currency type='java.lang.String'>US dollar</Currency>
    <SecurityType type='java.lang.String'>INDX</SecurityType>
    <PercentChange type='float'>0.08</PercentChange>
    <LastTradePrice type='float'>910.52</LastTradePrice>
    <LastTradeDate type='java.util.Date'>2002-11-18 07:01:00 CST</Last
+TradeDate>
    <LastTradeTime type='java.lang.String'>19:01</LastTradeTime>
    <PreviousClose type='float'>909.83</PreviousClose>
    <MarketSystem type='java.lang.String'>Chicago Board Options Exchan
+ge</MarketSystem>
    <Volume type='int'>0</Volume>
    <BackgroundSymbol type='java.lang.String'></BackgroundSymbol>
    <Week52High type='float'>0.0</Week52High>
    <Week52Low type='float'>0.0</Week52Low>
    <DayHigh type='float'>0.0</DayHigh>
    <DayLow type='float'>0.0</DayLow>
    <PreviousCloseDate type='null'></PreviousCloseDate>
    <OpenPrice type='float'>0.0</OpenPrice>
    <PrevYearHigh type='float'>0.0</PrevYearHigh>
    <PrevYearLow type='float'>0.0</PrevYearLow>
    <LifeHigh type='float'>0.0</LifeHigh>
    <LifeLow type='float'>0.0</LifeLow>
    <PriorYearClose type='float'>0.0</PriorYearClose>
    <LifeLowDate type='null'></LifeLowDate>
    <LifeHighDate type='null'></LifeHighDate>
  </element>
  <element type='com.stock.ptl.info.content.quotes.IndexQuote'>
    <Description type='java.lang.String'>RUSSELL 2000 IND</Description
+>
    <Symbol type='java.lang.String'>^RUT.NaE</Symbol>
    <NetChange type='float'>1.48</NetChange>
    <Currency type='java.lang.String'>US dollar</Currency>
    <SecurityType type='java.lang.String'>INDX</SecurityType>
    <PercentChange type='float'>0.38</PercentChange>
    <LastTradePrice type='float'>387.4</LastTradePrice>
    <LastTradeDate type='java.util.Date'>2002-11-18 07:01:00 CST</Last
+TradeDate>
    <LastTradeTime type='java.lang.String'>19:01</LastTradeTime>
    <PreviousClose type='float'>385.92</PreviousClose>
    <MarketSystem type='java.lang.String'>Chicago Board Options Exchan
+ge</MarketSystem>
    <Volume type='int'>0</Volume>
    <BackgroundSymbol type='java.lang.String'></BackgroundSymbol>
    <Week52High type='float'>0.0</Week52High>
    <Week52Low type='float'>0.0</Week52Low>
    <DayHigh type='float'>0.0</DayHigh>
    <DayLow type='float'>0.0</DayLow>
    <PreviousCloseDate type='null'></PreviousCloseDate>
    <OpenPrice type='float'>0.0</OpenPrice>
    <PrevYearHigh type='float'>0.0</PrevYearHigh>
    <PrevYearLow type='float'>0.0</PrevYearLow>
    <LifeHigh type='float'>0.0</LifeHigh>
    <LifeLow type='float'>0.0</LifeLow>
    <PriorYearClose type='float'>0.0</PriorYearClose>
    <LifeLowDate type='null'></LifeLowDate>
    <LifeHighDate type='null'></LifeHighDate>
  </element>
  <element type='com.stock.ptl.info.content.quotes.IndexQuote'>
    <Description type='java.lang.String'>CI-EU/AUS/F EAST</Description
+>
    <Symbol type='java.lang.String'>^CEAF.NaE</Symbol>
    <NetChange type='float'>1.24</NetChange>
    <Currency type='java.lang.String'>Not allocated</Currency>
    <SecurityType type='java.lang.String'>INDX</SecurityType>
    <PercentChange type='float'>0.2</PercentChange>
    <LastTradePrice type='float'>620.239</LastTradePrice>
    <LastTradeDate type='java.util.Date'>2002-11-18 06:24:00 CST</Last
+TradeDate>
    <LastTradeTime type='java.lang.String'>18:24</LastTradeTime>
    <PreviousClose type='float'>618.999</PreviousClose>
    <MarketSystem type='java.lang.String'>World Indices</MarketSystem>
    <Volume type='int'>0</Volume>
    <BackgroundSymbol type='java.lang.String'></BackgroundSymbol>
    <Week52High type='float'>0.0</Week52High>
    <Week52Low type='float'>0.0</Week52Low>
    <DayHigh type='float'>0.0</DayHigh>
    <DayLow type='float'>0.0</DayLow>
    <PreviousCloseDate type='null'></PreviousCloseDate>
    <OpenPrice type='float'>0.0</OpenPrice>
    <PrevYearHigh type='float'>0.0</PrevYearHigh>
    <PrevYearLow type='float'>0.0</PrevYearLow>
    <LifeHigh type='float'>0.0</LifeHigh>
    <LifeLow type='float'>0.0</LifeLow>
    <PriorYearClose type='float'>0.0</PriorYearClose>
    <LifeLowDate type='null'></LifeLowDate>
    <LifeHighDate type='null'></LifeHighDate>
  </element>
</quotes>
<readCount type='int'>6</readCount>
<passedCount type='int'>0</passedCount>
<paramCount type='int'>6</paramCount>
</quotelist>

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