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A.M. market numbers: November 17, 2009 Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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A.M. market numbers: November 17, 2009

The Toronto stock market looked set for a lower open Tuesday following big gains in the previous session amid a higher U.S. dollar and lower prices for oil and gold. The Canadian dollar moved down 0.96 of a cent to 94.54 cents US. New York futures also signalled a tepid start to the trading day […]

By Staff |November 17, 2009

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Dealing with currency volatility

Not many people like volatility in financial markets. While unsteady equity or bond markets that are going up are easier to handle than inconstant markets that are going down, for most investors, day-to-day volatility is still something to be endured rather than embraced. Just as we’ve seen equity market volatility settle down recently (though it’s […]

By Peter Drake |November 17, 2009

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P.M. market numbers: November 17, 2009 Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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P.M. market numbers: November 17, 2009

The Toronto stock market has closed at its highest level for 2009 amid higher energy stocks and a solid earnings report from grocery chain Loblaw Companies Ltd. The S&P/TSX composite index moved ahead 117.74 points to 11,630, about 44 points higher than the previous closing high reached in mid-September. The Canadian dollar moved down 0.36 […]

By Staff |November 17, 2009

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A.M. market numbers: November 16, 2009 Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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A.M. market numbers: November 16, 2009

North American stock markets appeared headed for a higher open Monday as figures showed impressive economic growth in Japan and investors looked to key U.S. retail data coming out later in the morning. The Dow Jones industrial futures ran ahead 65 points to 10,307, the Nasdaq futures gained 9.5 points to 1,797.75 while the S&P […]

By Staff |November 16, 2009

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