Market Insights

A.M. Market numbers: Tuesday, August 4, 2009

The Toronto stock market appeared set for a higher open Tuesday following a day of broad-based gains for U.S. markets. Reports on manufacturing, housing and banking sent New York markets sharply higher Monday while Toronto was closed for the civic holiday. The S&P 500 broke above 1,000 points Monday for the first time in nine […]

By Staff |August 4, 2009

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P.M. market numbers: August 4, 2009

The Toronto stock market has closed above 11,000 points for the first time in 10 months. The S&P/TSX composite index soared 230.95 points to 11,018.10 today, surpassing the 11,000 mark in the final moments of trading for the first time since October 1, 2008. The Toronto index was playing catch-up with New York markets, which […]

By Staff |August 4, 2009

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A.M. Market numbers: Friday, July 31, 2009

North American markets appear set to extend the previous day’s gains on Friday ahead of a key reading on the overall output of the U.S. economy during the second quarter. Asian markets pushed higher on the strength of the U.S. market, while European indexes traded in a narrow range after surging ahead a day earlier […]

By Staff |July 31, 2009

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P.M. market numbers: July 31, 2009

The Toronto stock market ended Friday up more than 100 points as investors found motivation in stronger commodities prices. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 110.43 points to 10,787.15 while the Canadian dollar was at 92.81 cents US, up 0.58 of a cent. The TSX gold sector led gains, up 3.6% as bullion for December […]

By Staff |July 31, 2009

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