P.M. market numbers: December 29, 2009

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

Falling materials stocks helped push the Toronto stock market lower.

The S&P/TSX composite index moved down 52.8 points to 11,701.81.

The Canadian dollar was up 0.55 of a cent to 95.8 cents US; oil rose a dime at US$78.87 a barrel, while gold declined $9.80 to US$1,098.10 an ounce.

New York’s Dow Jones industrial average was down 1.67 points to 10,545.41 and the Nasdaq composite index was 2.68 points lower to 2,288.4. The S&P 500 index dropped 1.59 points to 1,126.19 as U.S. data on home prices and consumer confidence came in largely as expected.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	10,545.41	-1.67 or -0.02%	+20.16%
S&P 500	1,126.20	-1.58 or -0.14%	+24.68%
NASDAQ	2,288.40	-2.68 or -0.12%	+45.11%
TSX Composite	11,701.81	-42.80 or -0.45%	+30.20%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,638.06	+3.83 or +0.04%	+20.07%
Hang Seng	21,499.44	+19.22 or +0.09%	+49.43%
SENSEX	17,401.56	+40.95 or +0.24%	+80.38%
FTSE 100	5,437.61	+35.20 or +0.65%	+22.63%
CAC 40	3,959.98	+12.83 or +0.33%	+23.06%
DAX	6,011.55	+8.63 or +0.14%	+24.98%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	100.88	101.40	3.57
Cdn. 30-year bond	114.52	115.30	4.07
U.S. 10-year bond	96.16	96.94	3.81
U.S. 30-year bond	95.64	96.25	4.65

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9580	0.9538
US $	1.0438	1.0484

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6676	0.6659
Euro	1.4979	1.5018

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,103.00	$1,085.25

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$78.75	-$0.02 or -2.66

(12/29/09)