Today, a huge decline was seen at the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Toronto main stock index was the lowest it has been in six months. This is due to a number of factors including:

• The debt crisis in Greece. For more information on how Europe plans to handle Greece’s failing economy, read the following articles:
  - Austerity Measures Approved in Greece
  - ECB’s paradox on Greece
  - Greece default not expected in the immediate future
  - More on Greece: S&P downgrades, further bailout or restructure?
• A slowing global economy. Recent reports have shown slow-downs in sectors like housing and trade deficit. For more information, read the following articles:
  - Declining Home Equity in the US
  - Canadian Mergers and Acquisitions Market Reports Declines
  - Canada’s Trade Deficit

The market was affected in the following ways:

• Energy shares fell 1.3 percent.
• Materials (like mining and metals) fell by 1.5 percent.
• The TSX composite index is down to 182.46 points.
• The Dow Jones is down by 1.2 percent.
• All 10 sectors were down.
• US stocks also dropped in value.
• The Nasdaq Composite Index was down by 30.01 points.

For more details on the declining state of the stock market, read this Financial Post article.

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