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North American markets appear headed for a lower open on Wednesday as investors grow increasingly wary about the economic recovery. A two-week rally that benefited markets in Toronto and New York is on hold after earnings reports and the U.S. Conference Board’s reading on consumer confidence fell short of expectations. Amid investors’ growing caution, the […]
By Staff |July 29, 2009
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Investors continued to rein in their optimism on Wednesday, and sent the Toronto stock market lower, driven by weaker oil prices and a renewed sense of caution about the economic recovery. The S&P/TSX composite index moved back 115.21 points to close at 10,455.33, making it the second consecutive session of triple-digit losses for the TSX. […]
North American markets appeared headed for a lower open on Tuesday as investors seemed in a cautious mood following a huge two-week rally. Markets in Toronto and New York are waiting for a stream of earnings reports over the next three days. Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) filed its financial results early Tuesday, beating expectations with […]
By Staff |July 28, 2009
Investors pulled back on recent optimism and sent the Toronto stock market down nearly 200 points on Tuesday, motivated partly by weaker oil prices. The S&P/TSX composite index backtracked 186.89 points to close at 10,570.54. The Canadian dollar ended at 92.33 cents U.S., down 0.17 of a cent. The TSX energy sector moved 1.9% lower […]
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North American markets appeared headed for a higher open Monday morning as investors in the U.S. and Canada awaited more quarterly earnings reports. U.S. stocks appeared ready to follow the lead of overseas markets, which advanced on rising hopes for a global recovery. Over the past two weeks, the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard […]
By Staff |July 27, 2009
Canada’s biggest banks and financial institutions gave the Toronto stock market a boost on Monday in an otherwise stagnant session. The S&P/TSX composite index ended 69.53 points higher to 10,757.43, extending a positive streak that has also seen massive fluctuations of more than a thousand points over the past month. The Canadian dollar closed at […]
North American markets appear poised to follow overseas stocks higher today, extending a rally that hasn’t been checked by mixed corporate earnings reports. Asian markets rose overnight, and the rally extended into trading in Europe early Friday as markets around the world cheered Thursday’s stunning advances on major markets in Toronto and New York. Toronto’s […]
By Staff |July 24, 2009
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The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher Friday as oil prices resumed their climb amid investor optimism that the recession is over, at least in Canada. The S&P/TSX composite index edged up 12.22 points to finish the week at 10,687.90. The index was u 3% on the week, its second positive week in a row. […]
The Toronto stock market could be off to a negative start as energy sector heavyweight EnCana Corp. (TSX:ECA) delivered sharply lower earnings and oil prices declined. The S&P/TSX composite index slid 83 points on Wednesday, its second lower close in a row. But prior to those losses, the market had surged about 800 points over […]
By Staff |July 23, 2009
The Toronto stock market roared ahead Thursday as investors were encouraged by the Bank of Canada’s pronouncement that the recession will end this quarter and looked past sharply lower earnings from commodity sector heavyweights. The main S&P/TSX composite index jumped 243.33 points to 10,675.68 following two days of losses. The Bank of Canada also projected […]
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