P.M. market numbers: October 26, 2009

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The Toronto stock market closed sharply lower after the U.S. dollar rebounded against major currencies and sent commodity prices falling.

The S&P/TSX composite index fell 147.25 points to 11,234.88 on top of last week’s loss of just over one per cent.

The Canadian dollar fell 1.35 cents to 93.72 cents US. The currency had also fallen in the last two sessions after Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney reiterated that the currency’s recent sharp rise threatens the economic recovery. And he made it clear that intervention in currency markets to control that surge was a possibility.

The stronger greenback pushed the price of oil down $1.82 to US$78.68 a barrel. Mining stocks fell as copper and gold prices also stepped back.

The financial sector was also a weight in the wake of the U.S. government’s closure of seven regional banks on Friday. And prominent banking analyst Richard Bove downgraded several major American banks.

New York indexes also fell back with the Dow Jones industrial average down 104.22 points to 9,867.96, the Nasdaq composite index moved down 12.62 points to 2,141.85 and the S&P 500 index dipped 12.66 points 1,066.94.

(THE CANADIAN PRESS)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	9,867.96	-104.22 or -1.05%	+12.44%
S&P 500	1,066.95	-12.65 or -1.17%	+18.12%
NASDAQ	2,141.85	-12.62 or -0.59%	+35.82%
TSX Composite	11,234.88	-147.25 or -1.29%	+25.00%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,362.62	+79.63% or +0.77%	+16.97%
Hang Seng	22,589.73	Closed	+57.01%
SENSEX	16,740.50	-70.31% or -0.42%	+73.53%
FTSE 100	5,191.74	-50.83 or -0.97%	+17.08%
CAC 40	3,744.45	-63.79 or -1.68%	+16.36%
DAX	5,642.16	-98.09 or -1.71%	+17.30%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	101.78	102.13	3.53
Cdn. 30-year bond	116.45	117.38	4.01
U.S. 10-year bond	100.50	101.09	3.56
U.S. 30-year bond	102.06	103.50	4.37

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9372	0.9501
US $	1.0670	1.0519

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6305	0.6340
Euro	1.5859	1.5774

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1055.00	$1054.00

Oil	Close	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$78.66	-$1.84 or -2.29%

(10/26/09)