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North American markets Back to Top Close Change YTD Dow Jones 10,038.38 -20.26 or -0.20% -3.74% S&P 500 1,068.13 -2.39 or -0.22% -4.21% NASDAQ 2,147.87 -3.00 or -0.14% -5.34% TSX Composite 11,286.33 +12.09 or +0.11% -3.91% International markets Back to Top Close Change YTD Nikkei 9,963.99 +31.09 or +0.31% -5.52% Hang Seng 19,922.22 +131.94 or […]
By Staff |February 10, 2010
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The Toronto stock market was up sharply in early trading Tuesday as investors hoped that a meeting of European Union leaders later this week will address the growing problem of huge debt levels racked up by several European governments. The S&P/TSX composite index rose 118.1 points to 11,233.4 after dropping 108 points Monday as investors […]
By Staff |February 9, 2010
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The Toronto stock market closed sharply higher Tuesday with investors growing convinced that European leaders will move by the end of the week to fix the debt crisis that has been simmering in Greece. The S&P/TSX composite index surged 158.94 points to 11,274.24. The Canadian dollar was up 0.57 of a cent to 93.64 cents […]
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The Toronto stock market could find support in early trading from higher commodity prices as investors put aside worries about debt problems in countries like Greece and Portugal. The Candian dollar moved up 0.15 to 93.61 cents US. U.S. futures pointed to a positive open following a flat finish last week with the Dow Jones […]
By Staff |February 8, 2010
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The Toronto stock market closed lower Monday as investors continued to take profits from the strong rally of 2009 amid worries about the strength of the global economic recovery and sovereign debt issues in Europe. The S&P/TSX composite index lost 107.82 points to 11,115.3, led by falling financial and commodity stocks. Concerns are growing that […]
The Toronto stock market headed for a lower open Thursday with investors cautious ahead of Friday’s key U.S. non-farm payrolls report. Buying sentiment could also be limited by spreading worry about debt-plagued governments in Europe. The Canadian dollar was up 0.04 of a cent to 94.17 cents US. U.S. futures pointed to a negative open […]
By Staff |February 5, 2010
The Toronto stock market ended higher amid investor turmoil over doubts that European countries can get their massive deficits under control and mixed employment news. Surging gold stocks helped the S&P/TSX composite index come back from a triple digit slide to close up 94.36 points at 11,223.12. The U.S. non-farm payrolls report for January said […]
The Toronto stock market tumbled as worries about Europe’s government debt crisis unnerved investors and sent the U.S. dollar higher, which in turn punished commodity prices. Adding to the session’s woes was a surprising hike in U.S. jobless insurance claims data a day before the release of the non-farm payrolls report for January. The S&P/TSX […]
By Staff |February 4, 2010
World stock markets jumped Wednesday, following Wall Street higher after encouraging reports about the beleaguered U.S. housing sector helped restore confidence in an economic recovery. Several Asian bourses shot up more than 2 per cent after the U.S. market, reversing last month’s slide, posted its biggest back-to-back gains in almost three months. Oil prices neared […]
By Staff |February 3, 2010
The Toronto stock market closed down slightly Wednesday as a higher U.S. dollar helped depress commodity prices and investors took in news of sluggish expansion in the U.S. services sector last month. The S&P/TSX composite index dipped 17.88 points to 11,390.46 after U.S. manufacturing and housing data had pushed the main index up about 300 […]
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