P.M. market numbers: January 5, 2009

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The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher to add to the solid gains of the previous session.

Higher mining stocks pushed the S&P/TSX composite index up 21.18 points to 11,888.08 after strong manufacturing data lifted the main index 121 points on Monday.

The Canadian dollar climbed 0.23 of a cent to 96.25 cents US, its highest level since mid-October, as the U.S. currency weakened for a second day.

Gold rose 40 cents to US$1,118.70 an ounce while oil closed up 26 cents at US$81.77 a barrel.

New York markets were weak as November factory orders rose a better than expected 1.1 per cent, but the number of buyers who agreed to purchase previously occupied homes fell a sharp 16 per cent during the month.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 11.94 points to 10,572.02, the Nasdaq composite index moved 0.29 of a point higher to 2,308.71 while the S&P 500 index gained 3.53 points to 1,136.52.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	10,572.02	-11.94 or -0.11%	+1.50%
S&P 500	1,136.52	+3.53 or +0.31%	+1.60%
NASDAQ	2,308.71	+0.29 or +0.01%	+1.73%
TSX Composite	11,888.08	+21.18 or +0.18%	+1.03%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,681.83	+27.04 or +0.25%	+1.28%
Hang Seng	22,279.58	+456.30 or +2.09%	+1.86%
SENSEX	17,686.24	+127.51 or +0.73%	+1.27%
FTSE 100	5,522.50	+22.16 or +0.40%	+1.62%
CAC 40	4,012.91	-1.06 or -0.03%	+1.97%
DAX	6,031.86	-16.44 or -0.27%	+1.53%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	101.56	101.23	3.55
Cdn. 30-year bond	115.20	114.85	4.79
U.S. 10-year bond	96.84	96.34	3.82
U.S. 30-year bond	96.25	95.62	4.65

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9625	0.9602
US $	1.0390	1.0414

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6699	0.6663
Euro	1.4928	1.5008

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,125.00	$1,123.25

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$81.95	+$0.44 or +0.54

(01/05/10)