The TSX was down 0.74% today to close at 13152, compared to the S&P which was up 0.37% to close the day at 1228.28.


The financial sector was the only one that posted a finish in the green today, up 0.51% to close at 181.88. The losses on the TSX were lead by metals & mining down 2.36% and energy down 0.98%.http://tmx.quotemedia.com/marketsca.php?locale=EN


The financial sector was also the strongest on the S&P, up 1.81% to close at 207.14. http://www.standardandpoors.com/indices/sp-500/en/us/?indexId=spusa-500-usduf--p-us-l--


The big 5 TSX tickers finished as follows:http://www.google.com/finance?q=ry.to

RY	Royal Bank of Canada (...	52.05	-0.10	-0.19%		74.18B
BMO	Bank of Montreal	61.61	-0.26	-0.42%		34.68B
CM	Canadian Imperial Bank...	77.45	+0.20	0.26%		30.42B
BNS	The Bank of Nova Scotia	55.40	+0.40	0.73%		57.78B
TD	Toronto-Dominion Bank	73.20	+1.03	1.43%		64.31B

The big 5 S&P tickers finished as follows:http://www.google.com/finance?q=jpm

PM	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	NYSE	USD	40.26	+1.01	2.57%
BAC	Bank of America Corp.	NYSE	USD	12.00	+0.43	3.72%
C	Citigroup Inc.	NYSE	USD	4.64	+0.02	0.43%
WFC	Wells Fargo & Company	NYSE	USD	29.37	+0.90	3.16%
GS	Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	NYSE	USD	166.14	+4.55	2.82%

Check tomorrow to see if the TSX follows the S&P lead from today.