P.M. market numbers: Dec 17, 2009

Bonds $Current $Previous %Yield Cdn. 10-year bond Bonds $Current $Previous %Yield Cdn. 10-year bond 103.03 102.93 3.37 Cdn. 30-year bond 117.30 116.98 3.96 U.S. 10-year bond 99.17 98.12 3.47 U.S. 30-year bond 99.39 97.51 4.41 Currency Back to Top BoC Close Today Previous Canadian $ 0.9343 0.9421 US $ 1.0703 1.0605 Euro Spot Rate Today […]

By Staff | December 17, 2009 | Last updated on December 17, 2009

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	103.03	102.93	3.37
Cdn. 30-year bond	117.30	116.98	3.96
U.S. 10-year bond	99.17	98.12	3.47
U.S. 30-year bond	99.39	97.51	4.41

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9343	0.9421
US $	1.0703	1.0605

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6515	0.6488
Euro	1.5350	1.5412

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,121.50	$1117.00

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$72.60	-0.60 or -0.08

(12/17/09)

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	103.03	102.93	3.37
Cdn. 30-year bond	117.30	116.98	3.96
U.S. 10-year bond	99.17	98.12	3.47
U.S. 30-year bond	99.39	97.51	4.41

Currency

Back to Top

BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9343	0.9421
US $	1.0703	1.0605

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6515	0.6488
Euro	1.5350	1.5412

Commodities

Back to Top

Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,121.50	$1117.00

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$72.60	-0.60 or -0.08

(12/17/09)

The Toronto stock market saw a triple-digit loss as a higher U.S. dollar put downward pressure on commodity prices.

The S&P/TSX composite index lost 163.98 points to 11,473.06 as the greenback strengthened to a three-month high against the euro.

The higher U.S. dollar is a result of concerns over the debt loads of some European countries, causing flight to the relative safe haven of the greenback.

Strength in the U.S. dollar caused the loonie to plunge 0.87 of a cent to 93.43 cents US.

Commodities were also lower, with the price of gold down $28.80 to US$1,107.40 while the price of crude oil closed down one cent to US$72.65 a barrel.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrials lost 132.86 points to 10,308.26, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 26.86 points to 2,180.05.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	10,308.26	-132.86 or -1.27%	+17.45%
S&P 500	1,096.08	-13.10 or -1.18%	+21.35%
NASDAQ	2,180.05	-26.86 or -1.22%	+38.24%
TSX Composite	11,473.06	-163.98 or -1.41%	+27.65%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,163.80	-13.61 or -0.13%	+14.72%
Hang Seng	21,347.63	-264.11 or -1.22%	+48.38%
SENSEX	16,894.25	-18.52 or -0.11%	+75.12%
FTSE 100	5,217.61	-102.65 or -1.93%	+17.67%
CAC 40	3,830.82	-45.00 or -1.16%	+19.04%
DAX	5,844.44	-58.99 or -1.00%	+21.50%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	103.03	102.93	3.37
Cdn. 30-year bond	117.30	116.98	3.96
U.S. 10-year bond	99.17	98.12	3.47
U.S. 30-year bond	99.39	97.51	4.41

Currency

Back to Top

BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9343	0.9421
US $	1.0703	1.0605

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6515	0.6488
Euro	1.5350	1.5412

Commodities

Back to Top

Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,121.50	$1117.00

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$72.60	-0.60 or -0.08

(12/17/09)

The Toronto stock market saw a triple-digit loss as a higher U.S. dollar put downward pressure on commodity prices.

The S&P/TSX composite index lost 163.98 points to 11,473.06 as the greenback strengthened to a three-month high against the euro.

The higher U.S. dollar is a result of concerns over the debt loads of some European countries, causing flight to the relative safe haven of the greenback.

Strength in the U.S. dollar caused the loonie to plunge 0.87 of a cent to 93.43 cents US.

Commodities were also lower, with the price of gold down $28.80 to US$1,107.40 while the price of crude oil closed down one cent to US$72.65 a barrel.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrials lost 132.86 points to 10,308.26, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 26.86 points to 2,180.05.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	10,308.26	-132.86 or -1.27%	+17.45%
S&P 500	1,096.08	-13.10 or -1.18%	+21.35%
NASDAQ	2,180.05	-26.86 or -1.22%	+38.24%
TSX Composite	11,473.06	-163.98 or -1.41%	+27.65%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,163.80	-13.61 or -0.13%	+14.72%
Hang Seng	21,347.63	-264.11 or -1.22%	+48.38%
SENSEX	16,894.25	-18.52 or -0.11%	+75.12%
FTSE 100	5,217.61	-102.65 or -1.93%	+17.67%
CAC 40	3,830.82	-45.00 or -1.16%	+19.04%
DAX	5,844.44	-58.99 or -1.00%	+21.50%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	103.03	102.93	3.37
Cdn. 30-year bond	117.30	116.98	3.96
U.S. 10-year bond	99.17	98.12	3.47
U.S. 30-year bond	99.39	97.51	4.41

Currency

Back to Top

BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9343	0.9421
US $	1.0703	1.0605

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6515	0.6488
Euro	1.5350	1.5412

Commodities

Back to Top

Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,121.50	$1117.00

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$72.60	-0.60 or -0.08

(12/17/09)

Staff

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