With the score tied 2-2, Jesse Levis opened the ninth with a double off Marc Wilkins ( 8-4 ), and pinch-runner Brian Banks advanced on a sacrifice by Gerald Williams.
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Bank of Montreal rose C $ 1 . 10 to C $ 50 . 15 and National Bank advanced C $ 0 . 50 to C $ 15 . 85.
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Royal Bank advanced C $ 1.35 to C $ 57.20, CIBC climbed C $ 0.70 to C $ 32.80 and BCE Inc . gained C $ 0.35 to C $ 65.75.
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Yesterday, banks advanced after the Bank of Canada lowered its target band for overnight financing to a range of 3.5 percent to 4 percent, pegging the bank rate at 4 percent.
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But major banks advanced on reports that Mizuho Financial Group and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group were to more than double their first-half earnings estimates, which helped the bank-heavy Topix index finish higher.
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Banks advanced, with Westpac Banking Corp . rising 8 cents to A $ 9 . 98 and Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd . gaining 29 cents to A $ 18 . 04.
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At issue is a relatively new high-finance niche in which banks advance loans to mutual fund companies against sales charges and fees they expect to collect from shareholders years in the future.
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But major banks advanced on reports that Mizuho Financial Group and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group were set to more than double their first-half earnings estimates, which helped the bank-heavy Topix index finish higher.
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Yesterday, banks advanced after the Bank of Canada lowered its target band for overnight financing to a range of 3 . 5 percent to 4 percent, pegging the bank rate at 4 percent.
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Bank of Montreal ( BMO CT ) rose C $ 1 to C $ 53 . 10 and Toronto Dominion Bank advanced C $ 0 . 55 to C $ 43 . 10.
