P.M. market numbers: November, 5, 2009

| North American markets | International markets | Bonds | Currency | Commodities |

The Toronto stock market closed higher on positive news prior to the release of the main piece of economic data for the week – the U.S. government’s October non-farms payroll report.

The S&P/TSX composite index jumped 109.5 points to 11,180.7. The Canadian dollar was off 0.17 of a cent at 93.83 cents US.

Investors were relieved by a U.S. Labour Department report that the number of workers filing claims for unemployment benefits last week fell to 512,000, the lowest level in 10 months.

Still, economists expect the U.S. October unemployment rate will tick up a tenth of a point to 9.9% when October’s figure is reported Friday. It is also believed that another 175,000 Americans lost their jobs in October.

The gold sector was ahead 0.5% as bullion closed up $2 to a record high close of US$1,089.30 an ounce. Oil was down 74 cents to US$79.66 a barrel.

New York markets surged as retailers posted their second consecutive gain in sales in October, sending the Dow Jones industrials up 203.82 points to 10,005.96. The Nasdaq composite index advanced 49.8 points to 2,105.32 while the S&P 500 index was up 20.13 points to 1,066.63.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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Dow Jones	10,005.96	+203.82 or +2.08%	+14.01%
S&P 500	1,066.63	+20.13 or +1.92%	+18.09%
NASDAQ	2,105.32	+49.80 or +2.42%	+33.50%
TSX Composite	11,180.70	+109.50 or +0.99%	+24.40%

International markets

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	Open	Change	YTD
Nikkei	9,717.44	-126.87 or -1.29%	+9.68%
Hang Seng	21,479.08	-135.69 or -0.63%	+49.29%
SENSEX	16,063.90	+151.77 or +0.95%	+66.51%
FTSE 100	5,125.64	+17.75 or +0.35%	+15.59%
CAC 40	3,708.73	+38.40 or +1.05%	+15.25%
DAX	5,480.92	+36.69 or +0.67%	+13.94%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	101.88	102.64	3.52
Cdn. 30-year bond	116.20	117.80	4.02
U.S. 10-year bond	100.81	101.08	3.52
U.S. 30-year bond	101.62	102.24	4.40

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9383	0.9362
US $	1.0658	1.0682

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6308	0.6365
Euro	1.5853	1.5711

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,088.00	$1089.00

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$79.75	-$0.65 or -0.81%

(11/05/09)