Market Insights

P.M. market numbers: July 21, 2009

The Toronto stock market closed lower despite another series of positive earnings reports and optimistic outlooks. The S&P/TSX composite index broke a six-session winning streak, falling 25.39 points to 10,515.32. The drop came after the main index jumped almost 800 points in recent days, riding a wave of higher oil prices and earnings reports that […]

By Staff |July 21, 2009

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Market numbers: Monday, July 20, 2009

The Toronto stock market was set to get a lift Monday from higher oil prices and reports that U.S. commercial lender CIT Group has agreed with key bondholders on a deal that will help it avoid bankruptcy. The TSX jumped 622 points or 6.38% last week as a string of U.S. earnings reports raised hopes […]

By Staff |July 20, 2009

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Market Numbers: Monday, July 20, 2009

The Toronto stock market finished sharply higher Monday, extending its winning streak to six sessions on the likelihood that a major U.S. financial institution will avoid bankruptcy while improving sentiment send commodity prices higher. The S&P/TSX composite index jumped 171.29 points to 10,540.71, following a surge of more than six per cent last week as […]

By Staff |July 20, 2009

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Market numbers: Friday, July 17, 2009

The Toronto stock market appeared headed for a lower open Friday following mixed earning results in the United States and lower commodity prices. The main TSX index is coming off four days of substantial gains that have yielded 557 points or 5.7% as a string of better than expected earnings reports from the likes of […]

By Staff |July 17, 2009

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