Market Insights

P.M. numbers for 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 […]

By Staff |February 5, 2010

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P.M. market numbers for February 4, 2010

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

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A.M. market numbers for February 3, 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

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P.M. market numbers for 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 […]

By Staff |February 3, 2010

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