P.M. market numbers: October 30, 2009

| North American markets | International markets | Bonds | Currency | Commodities |

The Toronto stock market tumbled as the Canadian economy shrank in August while a drop in U.S. consumer spending raised worries about economic growth being excessively driven by government stimulus measures.

The S&P/TSX composite index fell 164.47 points or 1.49% to 10,910.75 as gross domestic product shrank 0.1% against an expected 0.1% rise.

The loonie was down 1.29 cents to 92.43 cents US following the report. But the currency was also pulled down by lower commodity prices and a higher U.S. dollar.

The Commerce Department said U.S. consumer spending dropped 0.5% in September. Though the decline was in line with forecasts, it was the largest drop in nine months.

The TSX was down 471.38 points or 4.14% for the week, despite a report Thursday showing the U.S. economy grew during the third quarter. The TSX also posted its first monthly loss since February with the vast of majority of the decline coming in the last six sessions.

Oil lost $2.87 to US$77 a barrel.

New York’s Dow Jones industrial average lost 249.85 points to 9,712.73, the Nasdaq composite index dipped 52.44 points to 2,045.11 and the S&P 500 index dropped 29.93 points to 1,036.18.

(THE CANADIAN PRESS)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	9,712.73	-249.85 or -2.51%	+10.67%
S&P 500	1,036.19	-29.92 or -2.81%	+14.72%
NASDAQ	2,045.11	-52.44 or -2.50%	+29.68%
TSX Composite	10,910.75	-164.47 or -1.49%	+21.40%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,034.74	+143.64 or +1.45%	+13.26%
Hang Seng	21,752.87	+487.88 or +2.29%	+51.19%
SENSEX	15,896.28	-156.44 or -0.97%	+64.77%
FTSE 100	5,044.55	-93.17 or -1.81%	+13.77%
CAC 40	3,607.69	-106.33 or -2.86%	+12.11%
DAX	5,414.96	-172.49 or -3.09%	+12.57%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	102.08	102.51	3.49
Cdn. 30-year bond	117.10	117.60	3.97
U.S. 10-year bond	101.92	101.24	3.41
U.S. 30-year bond	102.47	104.00	4.33

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9243	0.9372
US $	1.0819	1.0670

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6280	0.6319
Euro	1.5923	1.5824

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1044.50	$1040.50

Oil	Close	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$76.93	-$2.94 or -3.68%

(10/30/09)