PM market numbers: December 09, 2009

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

The Toronto stock market closed little changed with the market weighed down by financials amid growing caution about the threat posed by high government debt levels.

The S&P/TSX composite index finished the day up 10.29 points to 11,379.22, supported by mining stocks. The Canadian dollar rose 0.84 US cent to 94.83 cents US.

Investor nervousness increased after Standard & Poor’s lowered its outlook on Spain’s debt rating, a day after rival Fitch downgraded its rating on Greece.

Oil dropped $1.95 to US$70.67 a barrel while gold moved down $22.50 to US$1,120.90 an ounce.

New York markets closed higher with the Dow Jones industrial average rising 51.08 points to 10,337.05. The Nasdaq composite index moved 10.74 points higher to 2,183.73. The S&P 500 index added 3.95 points to 1,095.89.

(The Canadian Press)

North American markets

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	Open	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	10,337.05	+51.08 or +0.50%	+17.78%
S&P 500	1,095.89	+3.95 or +0.36%	+21.33%
NASDAQ	2,183.73	+10.74 or +0.49%	+38.47%
TSX Composite	11,379.32	+10.39 or +0.09%	+26.61%

International markets

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	Open	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,004.72	-135.75 or -1.34%	+12.93%
Hang Seng	21,741.76	-318.76 or -1.44%	+51.12%
SENSEX	17,125.22	-102.46 or -0.59%	+77.51%
FTSE 100	5,203.89	-19.24 or -0.37%	+17.36%
CAC 40	3,757.39	-27.91 or -0.74%	+16.76%
DAX	5,647.84	-40.74 or -0.72%	+17.41%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	103.63	103.80	3.30
Cdn. 30-year bond	117.60	118.20	3.94
U.S. 10-year bond	99.59	99.78	3.42
U.S. 30-year bond	99.47	99.89	4.41

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9483	0.9437
US $	1.0545	1.0597

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6393	0.6395
Euro	1.5643	1.5636

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1,142.25	$1,142.25

Oil	Open	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$70.82	-$1.80 or -2.480%

(12/09/09)