P.M. market numbers: December 2, 2009

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The Toronto stock market closed higher with much lift coming from mining stocks as bullion hit another record close.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 72.41 points to 11,779.73 as investors took in disappointing U.S. jobs data, further indications of a tepid economic recovery and surging American crude inventories, which depressed energy stocks.

The Canadian dollar was off 0.32 of a cent at 95.22 cents US, oil fell $1.77 to US$76.67 a barrel and gold closed up $12.90 to a record close of US$1,212 an ounce.

Ahead of Friday’s release of November jobless figures, the U.S. ADP National Employment Report said that 169,000 private sector jobs were lost in November, above the 148,000 level that had been forecast.

On a more positive note, the U.S. Federal Reserve said regional economic activity has generally improved since its last such report in October. The Fed also said consumer spending has strengthened even as employment and commercial real estate remain weak.

New York markets were mainly mixed with the Dow Jones industrial average down 18.9 points to 10,452.68, the Nasdaq composite index 9.22 points higher at 2,185.03 and the S&P 500 up 0.38 of a point to 1,109.24.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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Dow Jones	10,452.68	-18.90 or -0.18%	+19.10%
S&P 500	1,109.24	+0.38 or +0.03%	+22.81%
NASDAQ	2,185.03	+9.22 or +0.42%	+38.55%
TSX Composite	11,779.73	+72.41 or +0.62%	+31.07%

International markets

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	Open	Change	YTD
Nikkei	9,608.94	+36.74 or +0.38%	+8.46%
Hang Seng	22,289.57	+176.42 or +0.80%	+54.92%
SENSEX	17,169.91	-28.36 or -0.16%	+77.98%
FTSE 100	5,327.39	+15.22 or +0.29%	+20.14%
CAC 40	3,795.92	+20.18 or +0.53%	+17.96%
DAX	5,781.68	+5.07 or +0.09%	+20.20%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	104.11	104.13	3.24
Cdn. 30-year bond	118.97	119.28	3.87
U.S. 10-year bond	100.55	100.84	3.27
U.S. 30-year bond	102.03	101.87	4.26

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9522	0.9554
US $	1.0502	1.0467

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6328	0.6309
Euro	1.5802	1.5851

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,211.50	$1,212.50

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$76.65	-1.72 or -2.19%

(12/02/09)