World markets
| Shanghai | 2,275.67 | -26.74 (-1.16%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 14,483.98 | -1,143.28 (-7.32%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 22,669.68 | -591.40 (-2.54%) |
| TSEC | 8,237.83 | -161.01 (-1.92%) |
| FTSE 100 | 6,696.79 | -143.48 (-2.10%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,776.78 | -58.23 (-2.05%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,967.15 | -83.96 (-2.07%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,062.40 | -103.00 (-1.99%) |
| BSE Sensex | 19,674.33 | -387.91 (-1.93%) |
| KOSPI | 1,969.19 | -24.64 (-1.24%) |
Home ownership less affordable in Vancouver, Toronto
Vancouver remains the least affordable city to buy a house in Canada while home ownership in Toronto is becoming more difficult, Royal Bank of Canada Economics Research said.
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| 935.64 | -6.44 | (-0.68%) | |
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Top stories
By Cameron French. TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD.TO: Quote) reported a 2 percent increase in quarterly earnings as higher trading, business lending and U.S.
Stocks in the U.S. rose, bucking a global selloff that began with a 7.3% plunge in Japan's stock market. Markets around the world had been jostled by a confluence of events that interrupted a monthslong rally in risky assets.
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Marathon Oil Corp. has called off talks to sell a portion of its stake in a major Alberta oil sands mining operation, adding to a growing list of sales efforts in the sector that have come up dry.
A $22-million road extension will be built through south Kitchener after receiving approval from city councillors Wednesday night.
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| DI.UN | Dundee International Real Estate Inves | -0.19% | 775.51M |
Bank of Canada daily digest
| Money markets | Change | |
| Overnight rate | 1.00% | +0.0003 |
| Corporate paper, 1 month | 1.12% | 0.00 |
| Treasury bill, 1 month | 0.950% | 0.00 |
| Inflation | ||
| Total consumer price index | 0.400% | -0.6000 |
| Interest rates | ||
| 10 year bond | 2.38% | +0.0400 |
| Prime business rate | 3.00% | 0.00 |
| Conventional mortgage, 5 yrs | 5.14% | 0.00 |