A.M. Market numbers: Tuesday, July 28, 2009

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North American markets appeared headed for a lower open on Tuesday as investors seemed in a cautious mood following a huge two-week rally.

Markets in Toronto and New York are waiting for a stream of earnings reports over the next three days.

Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) filed its financial results early Tuesday, beating expectations with a profit of $374 million or 59 cents per share.

Later in the day, U.S. investors will get a read on home prices and consumer confidence.

The Conference Board’s consumer confidence report is due at 10 a.m. EDT and is expected to show Americans remain worried about current economic conditions and the continued rise in unemployment. Consumers are critical to the economic recovery because their spending accounts for more than two-thirds of all economic activity.

Economists project a July reading of 49 for the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence index.

Ahead of Tuesday’s market open, Dow Jones industrial average futures fell 29 points, or 0.3%, to 9,041. Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures declined 4.00, or 0.4%, to 975.90, while Nasdaq 100 index futures declined 5.00, or 0.3%, to 1,594.50.

The Canadian dollar opened at 92.70 cents US, up 0.2 of a cent from Monday’s close.

Light, sweet crude for September delivery rose up 15 cents, fetching US$68.53 a barrel by noon in European electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Overseas, Japan’s Nikkei stock average fell 0.01% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index moved up 1.9%. In afternoon trading, Britain’s FTSE 100 declined 0.2%, Germany’s DAX index rose 0.1%, and France’s CAC-40 gained 0.3%.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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Dow Jones	9,108.51	+15.27 or +0.17%	+3.78%
S&P 500	982.18	+2.92 or +0.30%	+8.74%
NASDAQ	1,967.89	+1.93 or +0.10%	+24.78%
TSX Composite	10,757.43	+69.53 or +0.65%	+19.69%

International markets

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	Open	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,087.26	-1.40 or -0.01%	+13.86%
Hang Seng	20,624.54	+372.92 or +1.84%	+43.35%
SENSEX	15,331.94	-43.10 or -0.28%	+58.92%
FTSE 100	4,555.99	-30.14 or -0.66%	+2.75%
CAC 40	3,364.07	-8.29 or -0.25%	+4.54%
DAX	5,233.48	-18.07 or -0.34%	+8.80%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	101.56	101.68	3.56
Cdn. 30-year bond	115.63	115.65	4.06
U.S. 10-year bond	95.19	95.63	3.71
U.S. 30-year bond	94.09	95.26	4.62

Currency

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BoC Open	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9270	0.9250
US $	1.0787	1.0811

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6511	0.6496
Euro	1.5358	1.5394

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$ 955.00	$955.00

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$67.81	-$0.570 or -0.83%

(07/28/09)