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Consumer Sentiment and the University of Michigans

The University of Michigans: The SaP/TSX composite index slipped 17.48 points to 14,227.66, led by losses in the financials sector, according to The Chronicle Herald. New York indexes were also lower as the latest reading on consumer sentiment also weighed on stock prices. The University of Michigans widely watched index declined to 79.9 from 81.6 in February and was lower than the 82.5 reading that had been forecast and The Toronto stock market closed lower Friday with traders going into the weekend cautious about Chinas economic performance and the crisis over Ukraine. The Canadian dollar was down 0.34 of a cent to 90.13 cents US. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.