TSX Stumbles out of Gate - The Globe and Mail

The Canadian dollar pushed higher 0.08 cents to 70.90 cents U.S. Reliance Worldwide said on Monday that no rival bidder emerged during the "go shop process under Brookfield's proposed acquisition of the Australian firm. Brookfield shares began the day and the week down 22 cents to $36.40. On the economic scene, Statistics Canada reported its Consumer Price Index rose 3.1% year over year in September, following a 3.0% increase in August. On a seasonally-adjusted monthly basis, the CPI increased 0.4% in September. All but three of the 12 subgroups were negative, weighed most by materials, down 1.4%, while gold and industrials were each off 1.2%. The three gainers were energy, up 0.