P.M. market numbers: January 27, 2009

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The Toronto stock market finished slightly lower after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced it was leaving its key interest rate unchanged at 0.25% – and said the economy is improving.

The S&P/TSX composite index moved down 17.08 points to 11,344.11 while the Canadian dollar was off 0.2 of a cent to 93.92 cents US.

Commodity stocks again led the market lower as investors continue to react to moves by China to curb bank lending. The worry is that tighter monetary policy in China to check inflationary pressures could kill off the limited economic recovery around the world.

Oil gave back $1.04 to US$73.67 a barrel.

New York’s Dow Jones industrial average gained 41.87 points to 10,236.16.

The Nasdaq composite index rose 17.68 points to 2,221.41, while the S&P 500 index was 5.33 points higher to 1,097.5.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	10,236.16	+41.87 or +0.41%	-1.84%
S&P 500	1,097.50	+5.33 or +0.49%	-1.58%
NASDAQ	2,221.41	+17.68 or +0.80%	-2.10%
TSX Composite	11,344.11	-17.08 or -0.15%	-3..42%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,252.08	-73.20 or -0.71%	-2.79%
Hang Seng	20,033.07	-76.26 or -0.38%	-8.41%
SENSEX	16,289.82	-490.64 or -2.92%	-6.73%
FTSE 100	5,217.47	-59.38 or -1.13%	-3.61%
CAC 40	3,759.80	-47.24 or -1.24%	-4.48%
DAX	5,643.20	-25.73 or -0.45%	-5.27%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	103.27	103.17	3.34
Cdn. 30-year bond	117.60	117.15	3.94
U.S. 10-year bond	97.78	98.05	3.64
U.S. 30-year bond	97.05	97.14	4.56

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9392	0.9412
US $	1.0647	1.0625

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6698	0.6686
Euro	1.4929	1.4956

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,094.75	$1,094.75

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$73.64	-$1.070 or -1.43%

(01/27/10)