On Thursday, the S&P 500 ended the day unchanged while Toronto was up 0.35%.
Couche-Tard was up 2.4% and has recovered a good portion of its recent decline from its high.
Toll Brothers was little changed despite a report this morning indicating that “U.S. home sales unexpectedly rose [1.4%] to a 17-month high in August for a second straight month of gains, the latest sign that lower mortgage rates are encouraging buyers off the sidelines.”
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) lowered its outlook for growth of the world and of Canada’s economy for 2010.