August 8, 2016 Newsletter
Dear Friends,
Tangents:
Carolann is away today and I will be writing the newsletter on her behalf.
PHOTOS OF THE DAY
Performers take part in the Rio Olympics opening ceremony in a scene illustrating the Brazilian rainforest on Friday night. Andrew Boyers/Reuters
Canada’s Shallon Olsen competes on the vault during the women’s qualification round at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday. Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Market Closes for August 8, 2016
| Market
Index |
Close | Change |
| Dow
Jones |
18529.29 | -14.24
-0.8% |
| S&P 500 | 2180.89 | -1.98
-0.09% |
| NASDAQ | 5213.141 | -7.980
-0.15% |
| TSX | 14755.62 | +106.85
|
| +0.73% |
International Markets
| Market
Index |
Close | Change |
| NIKKEI | 16650.57 | +396.12
|
| +2.44
|
||
| HANG
SENG |
22494.76 | +348.67
|
| +1.57%
|
||
| SENSEX | 28182.57 | +104.22
|
| +0.37%
|
||
| FTSE 100 | 6809.13 | +15.66
|
| +0.23%
|
Bonds
| Bonds | % Yield | Previous % Yield |
| CND.
10 Year Bond |
1.064 | 1.069 |
| CND.
30 Year Bond |
1.677 | 1.681 |
| U.S.
10 Year Bond |
1.5920 | 1.5833 |
| U.S.
30 Year Bond |
2.3090 | 2.3104 |
Currencies
| BOC Close | Today | Previous |
| Canadian $ | 0.75974 | 0.75900
|
| US
$ |
1.31624 | 1.31753 |
| Euro Rate
1 Euro= |
Inverse | |
| Canadian $ | 1.45898 | 0.68541 |
| US
$ |
1.10843 | 0.90218 |
Commodities
| Gold | Close | Previous |
| London Gold
Fix |
1336.80 | 1340.40 |
| Oil | Close | Previous |
| WTI Crude Future | 43.02 | 41.80
|
Have a wonderful evening everyone.
Be magnificent!
Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness.
George Orwell
As ever,
Leyla