P.M. market numbers: November 12, 2009

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The Toronto stock market closed lower as U.S. data showing falling oil and gasoline demand raised worries about economic weakness.

The S&P/TSX composite index declined 78.99 points to 11,360.76. Oil dropped $2.34 to US$76.94 a barrel as the Department of Energy said U.S. crude supplies rose by 1.8 million barrels while gasoline inventories jumped 2.5 million barrels last week.

The gold sector stepped back as a rising U.S. dollar helped push gold prices lower from yesterday’s latest record close with the December contract in New York off $8 to US$1,106.60 an ounce.

The Canadian dollar moved down 0.54 of a cent from Tuesday’s close to 94.69 cents US.

The disappointing report on energy usage also depressed U.S. markets as the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 93.79 points to 10,197.47 and the Nasdaq composite index was down 17.88 points to 2,149.02.

And the S&P 500 index fell 11.27 points to 1,087.24 as retailing giant Wal-Mart – an influential indicator of consumer spending sentiment across North America – beat quarterly earnings expectations. But sales at Wal-Mart stores open at least a year fell 0.4% in the quarter.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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Dow Jones	10,197.47	-93.79 or -0.91%	+16.19%
S&P 500	1,087.24	-11.27 or -1.03%	+20.37%
NASDAQ	2,149.02	-17.88 or -0.83%	+36.27%
TSX Composite	11,360.76	-78.99 or -0.69%	+26.40%

International markets

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	Open	Change	YTD
Nikkei	9,804.49	-67.19 or -0.68%	+10.67%
Hang Seng	22,397.57	-229.64 or -1.01%	+57.27%
SENSEX	16,696.03	-153.57 or -0.91%	+73.06%
FTSE 100	5,276.50	+9.75 or +0.19%	+19.00%
CAC 40	3,808.07	-6.32 or -0.17%	+18.34%
DAX	5,663.96	-4.39 or -0.08%	+17.75%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	102.03	102.13	3.50
Cdn. 30-year bond	116.30	116.55	4.02
U.S. 10-year bond	99.50	99.09	3.48
U.S. 30-year bond	101.81	101.44	4.39

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9469	N/A
US $	1.0561	N/A

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6380	N/A
Euro	1.5674	N/A

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,116.00	$1,115.75

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$76.61	-$2.67 or -3.37%

(11/12/09)