Composite Index: Commodity Prices

commodity prices: The S P/TSX composite index fell 104.52 points to 13,200.4 with extra selling pressure coming from mining stocks amid falling commodity prices, according to Times Colonist. Toronto-Dominion Bank TSX:TD shares fell $1.35 to $94.40 after it reported a quarterly profit of $1.622 billion, up from $1.597 billion a year ago. On an adjusted basis, TD earned $1.90 per share, up from $1.83 a year ago but nine cents less than analysts had expected and TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed lower Thursday, pressured by the financial sector as the latest batch of bank earnings disappointed, giving traders an excuse to take some more profits from a sector that has delivered solid returns all year. The Canadian dollar erased early losses to rise a third of a cent to 93.98 cents US. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.