Market Insights

P.M. market numbers: October 1, 2009

North American stock markets kicked off fourth-quarter trading with a bad stumble Thursday as the latest batch of American economic data revived doubts about the strength of an economic rebound. The S&P/TSX composite index was hit particularly hard by a sharp selloff in the mining and energy sectors and tumbled 323.2 points or 2.84% to […]

By Staff |October 1, 2009

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Market numbers: September 30, 2009

The Toronto stock market could get lift at the open on Wednesday from higher oil prices while investors look to data coming out during the morning on economic growth figures for Canada and the United States. New York futures also pointed to a higher open as the Dow Jones industrial futures gained 34 points to […]

By Staff |September 30, 2009

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P.M. market numbers: September 30, 2009

The Toronto stock market appeared headed for a weak open Thursday as oil prices declined and investors looked to some important economic data from the United States during the morning. New York pre-market trading also pointed towards a lower open with the Dow industrial futures down 33 points to 9,620, the Nasdaq futures declined 9.25 […]

By Staff |September 30, 2009

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Market numbers: September 29, 2009

The Toronto stock market looked to open slightly lower Tuesday with investors likely to take a pause after sending the TSX sharply higher Monday amid lower oil prices and ahead of key U.S. economic data. U.S. futures also pointed to a weaker open prior to the release of consumer confidence data, with the Dow Jones […]

By Staff |September 29, 2009

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