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Weekly Update – By The Numbers

North America

  • The TSX closed at 16,224, up 210 points or 1.31% over the past week. YTD the TSX is up 0.09%.
  • The DOW closed at 26,744, up 589 points or 2.25% over the past week. YTD the DOW is up 8.19%.
  • The S&P closed at 2,930, up 25 points or 0.86% over the past week. YTD the S&P is up 9.57%.
  • The NASDAQ closed at 7,987, down -23 points or -0.29% over the past week. YTD the Nasdaq is up 15.70%.
  • Gold closed at 1,203, up -4.00 points or 0.42% over the past week. YTD gold is down -8.17%.
  • Oil closed at 70.72, up 1.73 points or 2.51% over the past week. YTD oil is up 17.05%.
  • The USD/CAD closed at 0.77, up 0.0023 points or 0.30% over the past week. YTD the USD/CAD is down -3.18%.

Europe/Asia

  • The MSCI closed at 2,200, up 37 points or 1.71% over the past week. YTD the MSCI is up 4.61%.
  • The Euro Stoxx 50 closed at 3,431, up 86 points or 2.57% over the past week. YTD the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -2.08%.
  • The FTSE closed at 7,490, up 186 points or 2.55% over the past week. YTD the FTSE is down -2.58%.
  • The CAC closed at 5,494, up 141 points or 2.63% over the past week. YTD the CAC is up 3.41%.
  • DAX closed at 12,431, up 307 points or 2.53% over the past week. YTD DAX is down -3.77%.
  • Nikkei closed at 23,870, up 775 points or 3.36% over the past week. YTD Nikkei is up 4.85%.
  • The Shanghai closed at 2,798, up 116 points or 4.33% over the past week. YTD the Shanghai is down -15.39%.

Fixed Income

  • The 10-Yr Bond Yield closed at 3.07, up 0.0800 points or 2.68% over the past week. YTD the 10-Yr Bond yield is up 27.92%.

  

Sources: Dynamic Funds

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