P.M. market numbers: September 3, 2009

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

Financial and mining stocks helped send the Toronto stock market sharply higher Thursday.

The S&P/TSX composite index jumped 220.17 points to 10,921.49.

The gold sector was a big contributor, up almost five per cent, as gold surged $19.20 to a six-month high of US$997.70 on worries about inflation spiking as a result of massive government stimulus to fight the recession.

The price of oil headed nine cents lower to US$67.96 a barrel, while the Canadian dollar moved ahead 0.13 of a cent to 90.64 cents US.

Investors took in U.S. unemployment insurance claims data that missed expectations and deteriorating retail sales during the crucial back-to-school shopping season. Other data showed the U.S. service sector contracting – but at a slower pace.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 63.94 points to 9,344.61, while the Nasdaq composite index was ahead 16.13 points to 1,983.2. The S&P 500 index was up 8.46 points to 1,003.21.

(THE CANADIAN PRESS)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	9,344.61	+63.94 or +0.69%%	+6.47%
S&P 500	1,003.24	+8.49 or +0.85%	+11.07%
NASDAQ	1,983.20	+16.13 or +0.82%	+25.76%
TSX Composite	10,921.49	+220.17 or +2.06%	+21.52%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,214.64	-65.82 or -0.64%	+16.04%
Hang Seng	19,761.68	+239.68 or +1.23%	+35.69%
SENSEX	15,398.33	-69.13 or -0.45%	+60.33%
FTSE 100	4,796.75	-20.80 or -0.43%	+8.18%
CAC 40	3,553.51	-19.62 or -0.55%	+10.43%
DAX	5,301.42	-18.42 or -0.35%	+10.21%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	103.46	103.60	3.33
Cdn. 30-year bond	119.19	119.39	3.87
U.S. 10-year bond	102.39	102.81	3.34
U.S. 30-year bond	105.75	106.76	4.16

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9064	0.9051
US $	1.1033	1.1048

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6359	0.6341
Euro	1.5725	1.5769

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$982.50	$983.00

Oil	Close	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$68.19	+$0.14 or +0.21%

(09/03/09)