Wednesday, 13 June 2007

Canadian Stocks Rise, Led by Royal Bank, Financials, as Bond Yields Ease

(Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks rose as the 10-year
government bond rallied, pushing down the note's yield from a near
three-year high. Financial shares including Royal Bank of Canada
gained, after declining five of the last six days as bond yields
were increasing.

The Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index gained 88.34, or 0.6
percent, to 13,812.67 as of 9:41 a.m. in Toronto. The benchmark had
slipped 3 percent after rising to an all-time high June 4, as
investors speculated rising bond yields and higher interest rates
will reduce the appeal of equities.


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