P.M. market numbers: December 7, 2009

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

The Toronto stock market closed slightly lower, weighed down by commodity stocks as prices faltered.

The S&P/TSX composite index lost 21.17 points to 11,489.63 while the Canadian dollar moved up 0.45 of a cent to 94.98 cents U.S. a day before the Bank of Canada makes its next announcement on interest rates.

The gold sector fell as bullion prices lost ground. Gold closed down $5.50 at US$1,164 an ounce.

Oil stocks backed off as crude fell $1.54 to US$73.93 a barrel.

New York markets were also weak as the Dow Jones industrial average inched up 1.21 points to 10,390.11.

The Nasdaq composite index lost 4.74 points to 2,189.61 while the S&P 500 index declined 2.73 points to 1,103.25.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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	Open	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	10,390.11	+1.21 or +0.01%	+18.39%
S&P 500	1,103.25	-2.73 or -0.25%	+22.14%
NASDAQ	2,189.61	-4.74 or -0.22%	+38.84%
TSX Composite	11,489.63	-21.17 or -0.18%	+27.84%

International markets

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	Open	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,167.60	+145.01 or +1.45%	+14.76%
Hang Seng	22,324.96	-173.19 or -0.77%	+55.17%
SENSEX	16,983.14	-118.40 or -0.69%	+76.04%
FTSE 100	5,310.66	-11.70 or -0.22%	+19.77%
CAC 40	3,840.05	-6.57 or -0.17%	+19.33%
DAX	5,784.75	-32.90 or -0.57%	+20.26%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	103.78	103.53	3.28
Cdn. 30-year bond	118.35	118.35	3.90
U.S. 10-year bond	99.53	99.13	3.43
U.S. 30-year bond	99.72	99.44	4.39

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9497	0.9453
US $	1.0529	1.0579

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6412	0.6367
Euro	1.5596	1.5705

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,147.50	$1,142.50

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$73.91	-$1.56 or -2.07%

(12/07/09)