P.M. market numbers: December 23, 2009

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The Toronto stock market posted a slight gain thanks to higher mining stocks.

The S&P/TSX composite index moved 30.72 points higher to 11,658.7 amid data showing the Canadian economy grew for a second consecutive month in October. Gross domestic product moved up by 0.2%.

The Canadian dollar was ahead 0.85 of a cent to 95.38 cents U.S., while oil gained $2.27 to US$76.67. Gold bullion ran up $7.30 to US$1,094 an ounce.

The gains came despite disappointing economic data in the United States.

The U.S. Commerce Department reported that sales of new homes plunged unexpectedly by 11.3% to the lowest level since April.

New York’s Dow Jones added 1.51 points to 10,466.64, while the Nasdaq composite index moved ahead 16.97 points to 2,269.64. The S&P 500 ticked ahead 2.57 points to 1,120.59.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	10,466.44	+1.51 or +0.01%	+19.26%
S&P 500	1,120.59	+2.57 or +0.23%	+24.06%
NASDAQ	2,269.64	+16.97 or +0.75%	+43.92%
TSX Composite	11,658.70	+30.72 or +0.26%	+29.72%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,378.03	Closed	+17.14%
Hang Seng	21,328.74	+236.70 or +1.12%	+48.25%
SENSEX	17,231.11	+539.11 or +3.23%	+78.61%
FTSE 100	5,372.38	+43.72 or +0.82%	+21.16%
CAC 40	3,910.75	+12.37 or +0.32%	+21.53%
DAX	5,957.44	+11.75 or +0.20%	+23.85%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	101.40	101.27	3.57
Cdn. 30-year bond	115.30	114.37	4.07
U.S. 10-year bond	96.94	96.94	3.75
U.S. 30-year bond	96.25	96.25	4.61

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9538	0.9453
US $	1.0484	1.0579

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6659	0.6634
Euro	1.5018	1.5077

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,080.50	$1,085.25

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$76.38	+$1.98 or +2.66

(12/23/09)