P.M. market numbers: September 15, 2009

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

The Toronto stock market racked up a solid advance Tuesday as commodity prices rose and investors took in better than expected retail sales figures from the United States.

The S&P/TSX composite index ran up 163.79 points to 11,495.83 on hopes that the economic recovery is taking hold and third-quarter earnings won’t disappoint.

The TSX energy sector rose 1.45% as the October crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose $2.07 to US$70.93 a barrel.

The Canadian dollar moved up 1.05 cents to 93.34 cents U.S. even as the Bank of Canada repeated warnings that headwinds from a strong currency are posing a risk to a smooth economic recovery.

The Dow Jones industrials closed up 56.61 points to 9,683.41 after the U.S. Commerce Department reported that retail sales rose more than expected last month, after falling in July.

The Nasdaq composite index rose 10.86 points to 2,102.64 while the S&P 500 index climbed 3.29 points to 1,052.63.

(THE CANADIAN PRESS)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	9,683.41	+56.61 or +0.59%	+10.33%
S&P 500	1,052.63	+3.29 or +0.31%	+16.54%
NASDAQ	2,102.64	+10.86 or +0.52%	+33.33%
TSX Composite	11,495.83	+163.79 or +1.45%	+27.91%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,492.53	-41.61 or -0.40%	+18.43%
Hang Seng	19,724.19	-374.43 or -1.86%	+37.09%
SENSEX	15,666.64	-255.70 or -1.61%	+62.39%
FTSE 100	5,042.13	+23.28 or +0.46%	+13.71%
CAC 40	3,752.21	+21.60 or +0.58%	+16.60%
DAX	5,628.98	+8.74 or +0.16%	+17.02%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	103.15	103.23	3.37
Cdn. 30-year bond	118.65	118.69	3.89
U.S. 10-year bond	101.44	101.72	3.45
U.S. 30-year bond	103.84	104.51	4.27

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9333	0.9229
US $	1.0714	1.0835

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6360	0.6313
Euro	1.5723	1.5841

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$997.50	$996.00

Oil	Close	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$70.90	+$2.04 or +2.96%

(09/15/09)