P.M. market numbers: February 1, 2010

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The Toronto stock market surged more than 150 points Monday in a broad-based advance as commodity prices rose and investors felt better about the American economy.

The S&P/TSX composite index surged 218.3 points to 11,312.61. The Canadian dollar was up 0.61 of a cent to 94.13 cents US and oil gained $1.54 to US$74.43 a barrel.

Investors were encouraged by the U.S. Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index for January, which came in at 58.4, showing stronger expansion than the expected reading of 55.6.

A major loser on the TSX was Cinram International (TSX:CRW.UN), one of the world’s biggest DVD manufacturers. Its units plunged $1.75 or 60.14% to $1.16 after Warner Home Video announced it is ending its agreement with the Toronto-based supplier.

New York’s Dow Jones industrial average rose 118.2 points to 10,185.53, while the Nasdaq composite index moved 23.85 points higher to 2,171.2 and the S&P 500 index added 15.32 points to 1,089.19.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	10,174.95	+107.62 or +1.07%	-2.43%
S&P 500	1,087.52	+13.65 or +1.27%	-2.47%
NASDAQ	2,167.57	+20.22 or +0.94%	-4.48%
TSX Composite	11,304.99	+210.68 or +1.90%	-3.76%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,205.02	+6.98 or +0.07%	-3.24%
Hang Seng	20,243.75	+121.76 or +0.61%	-7.45%
SENSEX	16,356.03	-1.93 or -0.01%	-6.35%
FTSE 100	5,247.41	+58.89 or +1.14%	-3.06%
CAC 40	3,762.01	+22.55 or +0.60%	-4.43%
DAX	5,654.48	+45.69 or +0.81%	-5.09%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	102.95	103.31	3.38
Cdn. 30-year bond	116.93	117.70	3.98
U.S. 10-year bond	97.68	97.94	3.66
U.S. 30-year bond	96.81	97.47	4.57

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9413	0.9333
US $	1.0623	1.0715

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6759	0.6726
Euro	1.4794	1.4868

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,082.00	$ 1082.00

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$74.89	+$2.00 or +2.74%

(02/01/10)