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The Toronto stock market indicated a higher opening on Friday, a day after BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled higher-than-expected earnings. The company, a heavyweight on the Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index, issued its results on Thursday after the markets closed and managed to surpass expectations with a US$628.4 million profit in the third […]
By Staff |December 18, 2009
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The Toronto stock market ended Friday in negative territory as weakness in base metals and materials edged out gold and better-than-expected earnings from BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. The S&P/TSX composite index closed 9.66 points lower to 11,463.40 in a volatile trading session that slipped into the red during the final hour on high volume […]
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The Toronto stock market appeared set to open lower Thursday as a higher U.S. dollar put downward pressure on commodity prices. Most world markets were lower Thursday, as were stock futures in New York, as the greenback strengthened to a three-month high against the euro after the Federal Reserve signalled it would start undoing some […]
By Staff |December 17, 2009
Bonds $Current $Previous %Yield Cdn. 10-year bond Bonds $Current $Previous %Yield Cdn. 10-year bond 103.03 102.93 3.37 Cdn. 30-year bond 117.30 116.98 3.96 U.S. 10-year bond 99.17 98.12 3.47 U.S. 30-year bond 99.39 97.51 4.41 Currency Back to Top BoC Close Today Previous Canadian $ 0.9343 0.9421 US $ 1.0703 1.0605 Euro Spot Rate Today […]
The Toronto stock market seemed headed for a higher start Wednesday as mostly encouraging economic data emerged on both sides of the border. Statistics Canada said manufacturing sales advanced 2% in October to $42.5 billion, their fourth increase in five months. In the U.S., the Commerce Department said construction of new homes rebounded in November, […]
By Staff |December 16, 2009
102.85 102.93 102.85 3.39 Cdn. 30-year bond 116.98 116.65 3.98 U.S. 10-year bond 98.12 98.19 3.60 U.S. 30-year bond 97.51 98.18 4.53 Currency Back to Top BoC Close Today Previous Canadian $ 0.9421 0.9421 US $ 1.0605 1.0614 Euro Spot Rate Today Previous Canadian $ 0.6488 0.6481 Euro 1.5412 1.5429 Commodities Back to Top Gold […]
The Toronto stock market appeared headed for a weaker open Tuesday morning as commodity prices cooled off a day after a US$31-billion acquisition by Exxon Mobil gave lift to the Canadian energy sector. The S&P/TSX composite index closed 121.76 points higher to 11,545.69 on Monday. The Canadian dollar was ahead 0.38 of a cent to […]
By Staff |December 15, 2009
The Toronto stock market inched lower Tuesday as commodities prices held steady and mixed economic data on both sides of the border appeared to leave traders feeling reserved. The S&P/TSX composite index was down a mere 4.67 points to 11,541.02. The Canadian dollar was off 0.18 of a cent to 94.22 cents U.S., while the […]
The Toronto stock market appeared set for a higher open Monday as international markets moved higher after Abu Dhabi provided a surprise $10-billion bailout to Dubai to help with debt repayments. The move helped ease investor fears that the emirate will default on its debt and signal a new round of broader credit problems. Dubai […]
By Staff |December 14, 2009
The Toronto Stock market ended the session in positive territory after investors pulled up energy stocks in hopes that Exxon Mobil’s US$31-billion acquisition of U.S. oil and gas company XTO Energy Inc. could mean other deals in the sector. The S&P/TSX composite index closed 121.76 points higher to 11,545.69, with shares of nearly every major […]
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