P.M. market numbers: September 23, 2009

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The Toronto stock market closed lower Wednesday as energy stocks pulled back and the U.S. Federal Reserve offered a cautious outlook on an economic recovery.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed 68.19 points lower at 11,517.54 after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced at the conclusion of its meeting on interest rates that it was keeping its benchmark rate at a record low of near zero.

Almost seven months into a strong rally, investors were hoping that the Fed would provide an economic outlook strong enough to justify carrying on with the strong gains of 2009. On Wednesday, the Fed said that “economic activity has picked up following its severe downturn” but added that rates will stay at current levels for an “extended period of time.”

The TSX energy sector shed 1.35% with the price of oil in New York down $2.79 to US$68.97 after data showed an unexpected rise in crude inventories in the U.S. last week.

The Canadian dollar moved down 0.53 of a cent to 93.01 cents US.

New York markets were also weak as the Dow Jones industrial average fell 80.79 points to 9,749.08. The Nasdaq composite index was down 14.88 points to 2,131.42 while the S&P 500 index lost 10.79 points to 1,060.87.

(THE CANADIAN PRESS)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	9,748.55	-81.32 or -0.83%	+11.08%
S&P 500	1,060.87	-10.79 or -1.01%	+17.45%
NASDAQ	2,131.42	-14.88 or -0.69%	+35.15%
TSX Composite	11,517.54	-68.19 or -0.59%	+28.15%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,370.54	-73.26 or -0.70%	+17.05%
Hang Seng	21,595.52	-105.62 or -0.49%	+50.10%
SENSEX	16,719.50	-166.93 or -0.99%	+73.31%
FTSE 100	5,139.37	-3.23 or -0.06%	+15.90%
CAC 40	3,821.79	-1.73 or -0.05%	+18.76%
DAX	5,702.05	-7.33 or -0.13%	+18.54%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	102.78	102.76	3.41
Cdn. 30-year bond	117.99	117.89	3.93
U.S. 10-year bond	101.84	101.50	3.40
U.S. 30-year bond	105.39	105.06	4.18

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9301	0.9354
US $	1.0751	1.0691

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6309	0.6320
Euro	1.5851	1.5823

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1014.75	$1010.25

Oil	Close	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$68.36	-$3.40 or -4.74%

(09/23/09)