Financial Update

· TSX -300.69 rebounding slightly from its drop of 455 pts earlier in the day

· Dow +21 faring better and regaining its earlier drop of 200pts

· Dollar dropped briefly below par ending -$1.33 to settle at $100.07US as US oil prices slid

· Oil –had its largest one day drop in 7 mths falling 4% before recovering to -$4 to $106.74US per barrel

· Gold offered a haven +$7.50 to US$1,008.20US an ounce, after an overnight record high of US$1,033.90US per ounce

· Bond Rates: http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/bonds.html