On Tuesday, the TSX eclipsed the 21,000 mark for the first time before closing at 21,087.00. Toronto’s main index closed Friday at 21,216.15 after hitting its all-time intraday high of 21,265.76 earlier in the day.
The TSX is now up 21.70% year-to-date and is one of the top-performing major domestic indexes thus far in 2021.
In the U.S., the Dow Jones closed Friday at an all-time high of 35,677.02. It also hit an all-time intraday high earlier in the day, rising to 35,765.02 at one point. The Dow Jones has returned 16.57% year-to-date.
We would like to remind you of our October 2021 e-newsletter article, “Have you informed us of your short-term portfolio needs“. The current market highs are a great time to access funds you may need in the short-term.
Please let us know if you have any questions, or if you need to redeem funds from your portfolio for use in the short-term.
Weekly Update – By The Numbers
| North America | Friday Close | Weekly Change | Weekly % Change | YTD % Change |
| Canada – S&P TSX Composite | 21,216 | 288 | 1.38% | 21.70% |
| USA – S&P 500 | 4,545 | 74 | 1.66% | 21.01% |
| USA – Dow Jones Industrial Average | 35,677 | 382 | 1.08% | 16.57% |
| USA – Nasdaq | 15,090 | 193 | 1.30% | 17.09% |
| Gold Futures (USD) | $1,793.20 | $25.10 | 1.42% | -5.54% |
| Crude Oil Futures (USD) | $84.17 | $1.51 | 1.83% | 73.47% |
| CAD/USD Exchange Rate | $0.8083 | -$0.0004 | -0.05% | 2.85% |
| Europe / Asia | Friday Close | Weekly Change | Weekly % Change | YTD % Change |
| MSCI World Index | 3,151 | 42 | 1.35% | 17.14% |
| Switzerland – Euro Stoxx 50 | 4,189 | 6 | 0.14% | 17.27% |
| England – FTSE 100 | 7,205 | -29 | -0.40% | 11.52% |
| France – CAC 40 | 6,734 | 6 | 0.09% | 21.31% |
| Germany – DAX Performance Index | 15,543 | -44 | -0.28% | 13.30% |
| Japan – Nikkei 225 | 28,805 | -264 | -0.91% | 4.96% |
| China – Shanghai Composite Index | 3,583 | 11 | 0.31% | 3.17% |
| CAD/EURO Exchange Rate | € 0.6939 | -€ 0.0027 | -0.39% | 7.87% |
| Fixed Income | Friday Close | Weekly Change | Weekly % Change | YTD % Change |
| 10-Year Bond Yield (in %) | 1.6550 | 0.0790 | 5.01% | 80.68% |
Sources: Globe Advisor, Yahoo! Finance, CNBC.com