Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Financial Update For Oct. 6, 2009

Toronto races ahead by triple digits on further optimism over the U.S. economy


• TSX +144.29 to 11,102(Reuters) responded positively to data that showed a U.S. economic recovery may indeed be gathering speed

• DOW +112.08 The U.S. Institute for Supply Management said that its services index rose to 50.9 in September from 48.4 in August. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected a reading of 50, the dividing line between growth and contraction.

• Dollar +1.07c to 93.45USD

• Oil +$.46 to $70.41US per barrel.

• Gold +$13.50 to $1,016.70USD per ounce
http://www.financialpost.com/markets/market-data/money-yields-can_us.html?tmp=yields-can_us