P.M. market numbers: December 30, 2009

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The Toronto stock market closed little changed. The TSX was balanced by higher telecom stocks and lower mining shares amid positive data from the U.S. manufacturing sector.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 15.65 points to 11,717.46 on thin volume as 2009 trading winds down.

Markets had little response to a key economic indicator that signalled growth in the U.S. Midwest manufacturing industry for a third straight month.

A stronger American currency pushed the Canadian dollar down 1.04 cents to 94.76 cents US; oil gained 41 cents to US$79.28 a barrel and gold declined $5.60 to US$1,092.50 an ounce.

New York markets were flat with the Dow Jones industrial average up 3.1 points to 10,548.51.

The Nasdaq composite index was ahead 2.88 points to 2,291.28 while the S&P 500 index added 0.23 of a point to 1,126.42.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	10,548.51	+3.10 or +0.03%	+20.19%
S&P 500	1,126.42	+0.22 or +0.02%	+24.71%
NASDAQ	2,291.28	+2.88 or +0.13%	+45.29%
TSX Composite	11,717.46	+15.65 or +0.13%	+30.37%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,546.44	-91.62 or -0.86%	+19.04%
Hang Seng	21,496.62	-2.82 or -0.01%	+49.41%
SENSEX	17,343.82	-57.74 or -0.33%	+79.78%
FTSE 100	5,437.61	-39.75 or -0.73%	+22.63%
CAC 40	3,935.50	-24.48 or -0.62%	+23.30%
DAX	5,957.43	-54.12 or -0.90%	+23.85%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	101.21	100.88	3.60
Cdn. 30-year bond	115.35	114.52	4.07
U.S. 10-year bond	96.59	96.16	3.79
U.S. 30-year bond	96.22	95.64	4.61

Currency

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

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

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,092.50	$1,087.50

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$79.32	+$0.45 or +0.57

(12/30/09)