P.M. market numbers: November 23, 2009

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The Toronto stock market closed positive as gold hit a new record high and investors took in favourable housing and retail news.

The S&P/TSX composite index finished up 44.69 points at 11,624.02, led by advances in base metals and energy stocks.

Statistics Canada reported that overall retail sales rose one per cent in September, which was much better than the 0.6% rise that economists had forecast.

And in the U.S., home resales far exceeded expectations last month, surging 10.1% to 6.1 million units, the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.

U.S. dollar weakness helped send the Canadian dollar up 1.24 cents to 94.71 cents US, while oil moved up nine cents to US$77.56 a barrel. Bullion moved further into record territory, up $17.90 to US$1,164.70 an ounce.

New York markets posted strong gains as the Dow Jones industrial average rose 132.79 points to 10,450.95, the Nasdaq composite index moved up 29.97 points to 2,176.01 while the S&P 500 index gained 14.86 points to 1,106.24.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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Dow Jones	10,450.95	+132.79 or +1.29%	+19.08%
S&P 500	1,106.24	+14.86 or +1.36%	+22.47%
NASDAQ	2,176.01	+29.97 or +1.40%	+37.98%
TSX Composite	11,624.02	+44.69 or +0.39%	+29.33%

International markets

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	Open	Change	YTD
Nikkei	9,497.68	Closed	+7.20%
Hang Seng	22,771.39	+315.55 or +1.41%	+58.27%
SENSEX	17,180.18	+158.33 or +0.93%	+78.08%
FTSE 100	5,355.50	+104.09 or +1.98%	+20.78%
CAC 40	3,813.17	+83.81 or +2.25%	+18.50%
DAX	5,801.48	+138.33 or +2.44%	+20.61%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	103.16	103.08	3.36
Cdn. 30-year bond	118.10	118.10	3.92
U.S. 10-year bond	100.17	100.14	3.35
U.S. 30-year bond	101.62	101.43	4.28

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9471	0.9347
US $	1.0558	1.0699

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6327	0.6289
Euro	1.5804	1.5900

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,166.00	$1,169.50

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$77.69	+$0.22 or +0.28%

(11/23/09)