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 | 6,716.26 | -124.01 (-1.81%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,777.74 | -57.27 (-2.02%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,966.38 | -84.73 (-2.09%) |
| 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%) |
Global stocks markets hit after Chinese data and Fed comments
Global markets fell after weak Chinese data and worries that the US Federal Reserve may slow its monetary stimulus. In Asia, the fall was led by Japan's Nikkei index, which closed down 7.3%, having fallen as much as 10%.
| 12,752.50 | +10.07 | (0.08%) | |
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| 942.08 | +2.67 | (0.28%) | |
| 15,307.17 | -80.41 | (-0.52%) | ||
| 1,655.35 | -13.81 | (-0.83%) |
Top stories
The hot earnings growth Toronto-Dominion Bank demonstrated in the first quarter has cooled, suggesting that the sluggish economy is slowly weighing on its bottom line.
Canadian and Asian energy companies have begun looking to move oil to the West Coast by rail as new pipeline projects struggle against broad opposition.
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A 42-storey skyscraper could be dominating the Winnipeg skyline by 2017 if an ambitious plan for a new $150-million-to-$200-million downtown development becomes a reality.
(Reuters) - Department store chain Sears Canada Inc (SCC.TO: Quote) posted a loss in the first quarter compared with a profit last year, as demand for its home products and major appliances fell.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| DI.UN | Dundee International Real Estate Inves | -0.19% | 776.96M |
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 |