P.M. market numbers: Sept 18, 2009

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Sliding gold and energy stocks led the way to a sharp loss on the Toronto stock market Friday, but the main index racked up gains for the week as investors grew more confident about an economic recovery.

The S&P/TSX composite index fell 82.28 points to 11,445.95 gaining 192.72 points or 1.71% this week, led by rising energy and financial stocks.

A pickup in U.S. dollar strength sent the Canadian dollar down 0.26 of a cent to 93.48 cents U.S.

The gold sector led decliners, down 1.67% as the December bullion contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange drifted $3.20 lower to US$1,010.30 an ounce.

The energy sector was off 1.45% as the October crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange slid 43 cents to US$72.04 a barrel. Crude was up almost US$3 on the week, on hopes that the United States, the biggest oil consumer, is on the road to recovery. Still, the recession has sapped American fuel consumption, and U.S. oil stockpiles are 14% larger than last year.

In economic news, Statistics Canada reported wholesale sales increased 2.8% in July, mainly as a result of higher sales in the auto sector.

New York indexes added to a series of sharp gains, as the Dow Jones industrials climbed 36.28 points to 9,820.2 for a gain of 214.79 points or 2.23% this past week.

The Nasdaq composite index was up 6.11 points to 2,132.86 while the S&P 500 index gained 2.81 points to 1,068.34.

Adjusted results, however, handily beat Wall Street’s forecast as the company shipped more of its new Pre devices than had been expected. But investors were disappointed with its second-quarter sales forecast and news of a planned stock offering and its shares slipped 43 cents to US$14.01.

(THE CANADIAN PRESS)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	9,820.20	+36.28 or +0.37%	+11.89%
S&P 500	1,068.30	+2.81 or +0.26%	+18.27%
NASDAQ	2,132.86	+6.11 or +0.29%	+35.25%
TSX Composite	11,445.95	-82.28 or -0.71%	+27.35%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,370.54	-73.26 or -0.70%	+17.05%
Hang Seng	21,623.45	-145.06 or -0.67%	+50.29%
SENSEX	16,741.30	+30.19 or +0.18%	+73.53%
FTSE 100	5,172.89	+8.94 or +0.17%	+16.66%
CAC 40	3,827.84	-7.43 or -0.19%	+18.95%
DAX	5,703.83	-27.31 or -0.48%	+18.58%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	102.94	103.28	3.39
Cdn. 30-year bond	118.39	119.12	3.91
U.S. 10-year bond	101.30	101.01	3.47
U.S. 30-year bond	104.69	105.69	4.22

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9348	0.9374
US $	1.0697	1.0668

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6358	0.6363
Euro	1.5727	1.5715

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1014.00	$1012.00

Oil	Close	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$71.74	-$0.73 or +1.01%

(09/18/09)