P.M. market numbers: August 26, 2009

| North American markets | International markets | Bonds | Currency | Commodities |

The Toronto stock market closed little changed Wednesday as investors balanced a disappointing earnings report from CIBC and demand concerns that pulled oil prices lower.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed 8.36 points lower to 10,912.17 as CIBC reported quarterly net earnings of $434 million, up sharply from profits of $71 million a year ago. But provisions for bad loans totalled $547 million, up sharply from $203 million a year ago and its shares fell $3.64 or 5.3% to $65.01.

The energy sector was flat as the price of oil in New York dropped 62 cents to US$71.43 a barrel after U.S. crude inventories rose 200,000 barrels last week, a sign of slipping demand.

The Canadian dollar continued to lose ground in the wake the Bank of Canada’s warning that it is prepared to intervene to ensure the currency doesn’t derail an economic recovery. The currency closed down 1.01 cents to 91.09 cents U.S.

U.S. markets were listless despite data showing that new U.S. home sales surged 9.6% in July.

The Dow Jones industrial average added 4.23 points to 9,543.52 while the Nasdaq composite index inched up a fifth of a point to 2,024.43 and the S&P 500 index added 0.13 of a point to 1,028.12.

(THE CANADIAN PRESS)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	9,543.52	+4.23 or +0.04%	+8.74%
S&P 500	1,028.12	+0.12 or +0.01%%	+13.82%
NASDAQ	2,024.43	+0.20 or +0.01%	+28.37%
TSX Composite	10,912.17	-8.36 or -0.08%	+21.41%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,639.71	+142.35 or +1.36%	+20.09%
Hang Seng	20,456.32	+21.08 or +0.10%	+42.18%
SENSEX	15,769.85	+81.38 or +0.52%	+63.46%
FTSE 100	4,890.58	-26.22 or -0.53%	+10.29%
CAC 40	3,668.34	-12.27 or -0.33%	+14.00%
DAX	5,521.97	-35.12 or -0.63%	+14.80%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	102.97	102.98	3.39
Cdn. 30-year bond	118.56	118.66	3.90
U.S. 10-year bond	101.59	101.55	3.43
U.S. 30-year bond	105.14	104.69	4.20

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9112	0.9210
US $	1.0975	1.0858

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6394	0.6434
Euro	1.5640	1.5541

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$949.50	$940.50

Oil	Close	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$71.30	-$0.75 or -1.04%

(08/26/09)