August 10, 2006

Note that these indices are experimental; the absolute and relative daily values are expected to change in the final version
Index Current Yield (at bid) YTW Average Trading Value Mod Dur (YTW) Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value
Ratchet 4.32% 4.28% 26,501 16.73 2 0.1002% 998.1
Fixed-Floater 4.94% 4.10% 263,800 12.10 6 0.0996% 1,003.7
Floater 4.60% -16.20% 58,031 6.47 5 -0.0395% 1,005.7
Op. Retract 4.71% 3.14% 76,756 2.70 18 0.2298% 1,003.8
Split-Share 5.01% 3.62% 57,299 2.78 10 0.0852% 1,003.0
Interest Bearing 6.86% 5.37% 62,148 2.16 7 -0.1412% 1,008.5
Perpetual-Premium 5.29% 4.36% 175,286 4.24 42 0.0576% 1,008.8
Perpetual-Discount 4.74% 4.77% 361,219 13,75 13 0.3045% 1,012.26
Major Price Changes
Issue Index Change Notes
There were no major price changes of index-included issues today!
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Volume Notes
MFC.PR.B PerpetualDiscount 259,811 BMO traded 80,000 as an internal cross @ 24.76; BMO bought 25,000 from RBC @24.75; BMO bought 21,200 from TD @24.75
MFC.PR.A OpRet 162,573 Desjardins bought 25,000 from BMO @26.52.
The YTW is 3.41% with a ModifiedDuration(YTW) of 7.76 at the closing bid of 26.55
SLF.PR.B PerpetualDiscount 126,700 BMO bought 50,000 from National @25.20; BMO crossed 30,000 (IC) @25,19
WN.PR.E PerpetualDiscount 117,800 RBC crossed 83,300 @ 24.00; Scotia bought 10,000 from RBC @24.00; Scotia bought 17,800 from RBC @24.00.
The YTW is 5.00% with a ModifiedDuration(YTW) of 15.45 at the closing bid of $24.00
CM.PR.G PerpetualPremium 106,588 BMO bought 95,000 from Nat @26.49.
The YTW is 4.54% with a modified duration of 6.38 at the closing bid of 26.49
TD.PR.O PerpetualPremium 104,275 National crossed 50,000 @25.40; Anonymous bought 50,000 from National @25.40

A busy day! There were 15 other index-included issues with volumes in excess of 10,000 shares!

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