P.M. market numbers: September 10, 2009

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Higher energy and gold stocks took the Toronto stock market higher Thursday while the Bank of Canada said that economic growth could be stronger than it predicted in July.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 154.83 points to 11,155.

The TSX energy sector led advancers as the price of oil in New York moved up 63 cents to US$71.94 a barrel.

The Canadian dollar was ahead 0.19 of a cent to 92.7 cents U.S. as the central bank also announced it was leaving its key interest rate at 0.25%.

New York markets were higher following data showing fewer people applying for unemployment insurance benefits in the U.S. and an upbeat forecast from Procter & Gamble.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 80.26 points to 9,627.48, while the Nasdaq composite index moved ahead 23.63 points to 2,084.02. The S&P 500 index climbed 10.77 points to 1,044.14.

(THE CANADIAN PRESS)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	9,627.48	+80.26 or +0.84%	+9.70%
S&P 500	1,044.14	+10.77 or +1.04%	+15.60%
NASDAQ	2,084.02	+23.63 or +1.15%	+32.15%
TSX Composite	11,155.00	+154.83 or +1.41%	+24.11%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,513.67	+201.53 or +1.95%	+18.67%
Hang Seng	21,069.56	+218.52 or +1.05%	+46.44%
SENSEX	16,216.86	+33.31 or +0.21%	+68.10%
FTSE 100	4,987.68	-16.62 or -0.33%	+12.48%
CAC 40	3,705.87	-1.82 or -0.05%	+15.16%
DAX	5,594.77	+20.51 or +0.37%	+16.31%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	103.53	102.78	3.32
Cdn. 30-year bond	119.24	117.74	3.86
U.S. 10-year bond	102.26	105.31	3.35
U.S. 30-year bond	105.14	120.97	4.20

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9273	0.9251
US $	1.0783	1.0810

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6359	0.6357
Euro	1.5725	1.5731

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$988.50	$990.75

Oil	Close	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$72.24	+$0.93 or +1.30%

(09/10/09)