Composite Index

composite index: The S P/TSX composite index climbed 9.29 points to 12,603.25, according to The Star. The Canadian dollar was down 0.39 of a cent to 96.25 cents U.S. and The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher Friday amid a disappointing reading on U.S. job creation last month. The U.S. Labor Department reported that the economy created 162,000 jobs during July, less than the 183,000 that markets had expected. However, the jobless rate ticked down to 7.4 per cent from 7.6 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.