P.M. market numbers: November 18, 2009

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The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher amid solid earnings from the retail sector but a decline in gold stocks and a downgrade of Research In Motion Ltd.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed at fresh 2009 highs, up 22.69 points to 11,652.69. The Canadian dollar closed down 0.31 of a cent to 94.83 cents US.

The consumer staples sector was the strongest component, with shares in grocer Metro Inc. up 80 cents or two per cent at $36.90 as the company reported rising profits and increased its dividend by 10% to 14 cents per share.

Gold climbed $1.80 to a record close of US$1,141.20 an ounce while oil closed up 44 cents at US$79.58 a barrel.

RIM shares fell $1.28 or two per cent to $63.25 after a BMO Capital Markets analyst downgraded the stock to market perform from outperform on worries about increased competition as consumers opt for less expensive smartphones.

New York indexes were lower as the October reading on housing starts missed expectations. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 11.11 points at 10,426.31, the Nasdaq composite index lost 10.64 points to 2,193.14 and the S&P 500 index was 0.52 of a point lower at 1,109.8.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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Dow Jones	10,426.31	-11.11 or -0.11%	+18.80%
S&P 500	1,109.80	-0.52 or -0.05%	+22.87%
NASDAQ	2,193.14	-10.64 or -0.48%	+39.07%
TSX Composite	11,652.69	+22.69 or +0.20%	+29.65%

International markets

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	Open	Change	YTD
Nikkei	9,676.80	-53.13 or -0.55%	+29.22%
Hang Seng	22,840.33	-73.82 or -0.32%	+58.75%
SENSEX	16,998.78	-51.87 or -0.30%	+76.20%
FTSE 100	5,342.13	-3.80 or -0.07%	+20.48%
CAC 40	3,828.16	-0.90 or -0.02%	+18.96%
DAX	5,787.61	+9.18 or +0.16%	+20.32%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	102.84	103.15	3.40
Cdn. 30-year bond	117.85	118.47	3.93
U.S. 10-year bond	100.09	100.44	3.36
U.S. 30-year bond	101.31	102.09	4.30

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9514	0.9514
US $	1.0511	1.0511

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6339	0.6397
Euro	1.5774	1.5631

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,146.00	$1,149.00

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$79.70	+$0.56 or +0.71%

(11/18/09)