P.M. market numbers: October 7, 2009

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The Toronto stock market gained significantly in the final hour of trading Wednesday to close ahead more than 100 points in a week that has already seen the index climb 3.6%.

The S&P/TSX composite index added 101.91 points to 11,349.88 on continuing strength in metals prices and investor confidence that the economic rebound has staying power.

The price of gold continued its upward climb to close at another record high, gaining $4.70 to US$1,044.40 an ounce.

Meanwhile, the November crude oil contract fell $1.31 to US$69.57 a barrel as investors focused on U.S. government data that showed Americans still have little appetite for petroleum.

The loonie, which gained a full two cents against the U.S. dollar in the first two days of trading this week, slipped 0.25 cent to 94.13 cents US.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 5.67 points to 9,725.58, while the Nasdaq composite index added 6.76 points to 2,110.33.

(THE CANADIAN PRESS)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	9,725.58	-5.67 or -0.06%	+10.82%
S&P 500	1,057.58	+2.86 or +0.27%	+17.09%
NASDAQ	2,110.33	+6.76 or +0.32%	+33.82%
TSX Composite	11,349.88	+101.91 or +0.91%	+26.28%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	9,799.60	+107.80 or +1.11%	+10.61%
Hang Seng	21,241.59	+430.06 or +2.07%	+47.64%
SENSEX	16,806.66	-151.88 or -0.90%	+74.21%
FTSE 100	5,108.90	-29.08 or -0.57%	+15.22%
CAC 40	3,756.41	-13.80 or -0.37%	+16.73%
DAX	5,640.75	-16.89 or -0.30%	+17.27%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	103.98	103.75	3.26
Cdn. 30-year bond	119.90	119.70	3.83
U.S. 10-year bond	103.80	103.09	3.17
U.S. 30-year bond	107.72	107.47	4.00

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9413	0.9437
US $	1.0624	1.0596

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6412	0.6412
Euro	1.5596	1.5595

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1047.00	$1040.25

Oil	Close	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$69.84	+$1.04 or +1.47%

(10/07/09)