P.M. market numbers: November 20, 2009

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The Toronto stock market closed slightly lower, pressured by falling energy stocks as demand concerns and a rising U.S. dollar pushed crude prices down.

The S&P/TSX composite index backed off 20.97 points to 11,579.33, down for a second day on another rising tide of concern about whether the market has advanced too quickly relative to the strength of the economic rebound. But the market made an advance of 171.65 points or 1.5% for the week as a whole.

The Canadian dollar was down 0.56 of a cent to 93.47 cents; oil fell for a second day, 74 cents to US$76.72 a barrel and gold moved up $4.90 to a record close of US$1,146.80 an ounce.

There was also disappointment about the latest earnings report from computer maker Dell Inc., which missed forecasts as quarterly net income dropped 54%. Dell repeated an earlier prediction that a meaningful rebound in technology spending by businesses won’t come until next year. Its stock was down $1.58 or 9.96% to US$14.29.

The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 14.28 points to 10,318.16.

The Nasdaq composite index lost 10.78 points to 2,146.04 and the S&P 500 was off 3.53 points to 1,091.37.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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Dow Jones	10,318.16	-14.28 or -0.14%	+17.73%
S&P 500	1,091.38	-3.52 or -0.32%	+21.22%
NASDAQ	2,146.04	-10.78 or -0.50%	+36.76%
TSX Composite	11,579.33	-20.97 or -0.18%	+29.07%

International markets

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	Open	Change	YTD
Nikkei	9,497.68	-51.79 or -0.54%	+7.20%
Hang Seng	22,455.84	-187.32 or -0.83%	+56.08%
SENSEX	17,021.85	+236.20 or +1.41%	+76.44%
FTSE 100	5,267.70	-74.43 or -1.39%	+18.80%
CAC 40	3,760.22	-67.94 or -1.77%	+16.85%
DAX	5,702.18	-85.43 or -1.48%	+18.54%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	103.08	103.03	3.37
Cdn. 30-year bond	118.10	118.18	3.92
U.S. 10-year bond	100.14	100.28	3.36
U.S. 30-year bond	101.43	101.67	4.29

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9347	0.9403
US $	1.0699	1.0635

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6289	0.6303
Euro	1.5900	1.5866

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,142.50	$1,140.00

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$76.72	-$0.74 or -0.96%

(11/20/09)