World markets
| Shanghai | 2,302.40 | -2.71 (-0.12%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 15,627.26 | +246.24 (1.60%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 23,261.08 | -105.29 (-0.45%) |
| TSEC | 8,398.84 | +15.79 (0.19%) |
| FTSE 100 | 6,815.70 | +11.83 (0.17%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,813.66 | -7.99 (-0.28%) |
| CAC 40 | 4,022.75 | -13.43 (-0.33%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,165.40 | -14.70 (-0.28%) |
| BSE Sensex | 20,062.24 | -49.37 (-0.25%) |
| KOSPI | 1,993.83 | +12.74 (0.64%) |
TSX may open higher ahead of Fed minutes, Bernanke
(Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to open higher on Wednesday on hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will continue with its monetary easing policy, ahead of the release of minutes of its May meeting and testimony from U.S.
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Top stories
TORONTO -- A new report suggests nearly half of Canadian homeowners intend to buy a property in the next five years, despite a cooling off in the housing market.
Almost a third of Canadian households report never or almost never having any money left to save after paying their bills, according to a new study issued Wednesday.
Retail sales stayed flat at $39.5 billion in March, as sales increased in volume terms despite lower prices for gasoline. Statistics Canada said in volume terms, retail sales were up 0.7 per cent.
Zoocasa, an online service for home seekers, is aiming to win market share with rebates to buyers and sellers that will refund roughly 15 per cent of the commission they pay their real estate agents.
Listed below are some of the stocks we'll be keeping an eye on in Wednesday's trading session. Sears Canada Inc. posted a first-quarter loss of 31 Canadian cents a share and said revenue fell 6.6% and same-store sales declined 2.6%.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| DI.UN | Dundee International Real Estate Inves | 0.00% | 778.41M |
Bank of Canada daily digest
| Money markets | Change | |
| Overnight rate | 1.00% | -0.0019 |
| 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 | 2.34% | 0.00 |
| Prime business rate | 3.00% | 0.00 |
| Conventional mortgage, 5 yrs | 5.14% | 0.00 |