Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, March 25, 2013 (change from March 18, 2013 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy
76100
(-2760)
Aluminium
5222500
(-40325)
Copper
565350
(+21425)
Lead
266975
(-8525)
Nickel
162024
(-282)
Tin
14110
(+340)
Zinc
1189150
(-15975)
Producer and dealer prices
Antimony FOB China: Mid-mkt US$11,000.00/t Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$9.50/lb. Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.96/lb. Coal: CME Group Central Appalachian Coal Futures April 2013: US$55.78; May 2013: US$57.10 Cobalt: Recent trades US$11.75-12.00/lb. Copper: Comex Copper Futures April 2013: US$3.44/lb.; Comex May 2013: $3.50/lb. Germanium: US$1,700/kg. Indium: NY Dealer Mid-mkt US$590.00/kg. Iridium: J. Matthey Base Mid-mkt US$1,025.00/tr. oz. Magnesium FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,900.00/t. Manganese FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,500.00/t. Molybdenum: Oxide, recent trades US$11.25-11.50/lb. Rhenium<ct>:Mid-mkt US$3,600 per kg Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,250.00/tr. oz. Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$85.00/tr. oz. Selenium: Mid-mkt US$44.00/lb. Silver: Base: US$28.53; Fabricated: US$34.24; Sterling: US$26.46 Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$355.00 per mtu Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$42.25/lb.; Uranium Exchange Co. spot price: US$42.25/lb. Ferrovanadium: Free Market V2O5, US$5.50 Prices current Mar. 27, 2013
Daily metal prices
Date
25-Mar
22-Mar
21-Mar
20-Mar
19-Mar
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy
1795/1795
1810/1810
1820/1820
1820/1820
1820/1820
Aluminum
1898/1931.50
1905/1938
1901/1936.50
1905/1943
1902/1945.50
Copper
7601.50/7639
7616/7655
7575/7626
7574/7604
7537/7568
Lead
2168/2190
2163/2185
2183.50/2208
2162.50/2185
2159/2179.50
Nickel
16925/17000
16820/16925
16845/16940
16720/16795
16605/16655
Tin
22990/23050
22700/22700
22690/22745
23115/23125
23295/23250
Zinc
1909/1939
1912.50/1944
1917/1950
1900.50/1932.50
1887.50/1920.50
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM
1602.25
1611.5
1608.75
1611.5
1602.5
Gold PM
1599.25
1607.75
1613.75
1607.5
1610.75
Silver
28.67
29.06
28.91
28.9
28.85
Platinum
1575
1580
1583
1566
1579
Palladium
761
754
761
747
761
Exchange rates
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Date
25-Mar
22-Mar
21-Mar
20-Mar
19-Mar
US$ in C$
1.0218
1.0225
1.0241
1.0268
1.0274
C$ in US$
0.9787
0.978
0.9765
0.9739
0.9733
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, October 15, 2012)
Currency
Aus $
Euro
Japan
Mex P
SA Rand
UK £
In C$
1.068
1.3162
0.01083
0.08265
0.1099
1.5515
In US$
1.0452
1.2881
0.0106
0.08089
0.1076
1.5184
Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name
Mar. 25
Mar. 18
Change
Change
YTD
MER*
Assets*
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(M$)
AGF Pr Mtl
24.85
25.43
-5.67
-22.3
-16.17
2.56
698.9
Altamira Pr & Str Mtl
12.5
12.66
-5.71
-45.1
-15.14
2.35
83.5
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF
11.05
11.42
-2.78
4.3
-21.7
0.58
108.4
BMO Pr Mtl
18.6
18.89
-2.75
-14.6
-17.26
2.29
133.6
CIBC Pr Mtl
13.88
13.96
-4.62
-33.1
-18.24
2.4
141.8
Dynamic Can Pr Mtl
9.99
10.31
-6.43
-62.4
-21.65
1.65
811.6
London Life Pr Mtl (MX)
28.16
28.65
-8.38
-29.2
-16.87
3.37
259.2
Mackenzie Un Pr Mtl C$
13.43
13.68
-7.63
-55.8
-16.88
2.44
569.9
Middlefield Precious Metals
9.54
9.75
-12.38
-127
-19.83
2.48
8.5
Quadrus Mack Un Pr Mtl
15.46
15.75
-7.72
-49
-16.72
2.7
66.7
RBC Global Pr Mtl
33.49
33.79
-3.19
-9.4
-15.92
2.04
1380.4
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth
43.07
44.2
2.76
6.2
-19.12
2.75
731.5
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls
39.71
40.09
-11.45
-28.6
-19.56
2.84
854
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls F
42.14
42.53
-10.69
-25.1
-19.35
1.78
n/a
TD Pr Mtl
41.42
42.1
-7.05
-16.7
-14.07
2.15
313.9
TD Pr Mtl-A
8.75
8.89
-7.18
-80.8
-14.1
2.31
n/a
iShares Can Gold Sector Index
15.69
15.87
-5.17
-32.6
-16.99
0.55
1063.3
Featured Fund: CIBC Precious Metals top holdings as of 01/31/13 (in weighted order): Silver Wheaton, B2Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Goldcorp, Yamana Gold, Randgold Resources, Alacer Gold. Fund Manager: Craig Porter.
52-week
Date
25-Mar
23-Mar
21-Mar
20-Mar
19-Mar
High
Low
TSX Composite
12680.71
12757.35
12747.87
12826.55
12773.87
12904.71
11209.55
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp
1103.35
1106.35
1102.98
1105.97
1106.51
1588.62
1094.04
S&P TSX 60
727.95
732.79
731.56
737.56
733.64
742.39
637.7
Global Gold
253.93
258.21
259.59
254.01
255.18
355.92
242.95
TSX Metals & Mining
876.07
891.75
900.38
911.35
898.99
1094.57
781.13
Gold & Silver XAU
135.47
136.96
137.7
134.49
134.73
196.71
127.89
Amex Gold Bugs
355.12
359.82
362.48
353.87
354.23
529.8
337.29
TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at Mar. 15/13 (with changes from Feb. 28/13).
Largest short positions
Lundin Mining
LUN
67232290
-1053789
New Gold
NGD
55220392
-33131
Osisko Mining
OSK
33668876
3858357
Aurico Gold
AUQ
24787614
-122510
Dundee Prec
DPM
24187416
4106546
Barrick Gold
ABX
23152182
7276606
Eldorado Gold
ELD
22136069
-9900280
Thompson Creek
TCM
19627375
553797
Turquoise Hill
TRQ
19575942
1656845
First Quantum
FM
16902061
-2195215
Tahoe Res
THO
16573506
-15836
B2gold
BTO
13968386
2325069
Argonaut Gold
AR
13210391
1076676
Iamgold
IMG
12744458
-6305582
Teck Resources
TCK.B
11625226
-1132516
Largest increase in short position
Barrick Gold
ABX
23152182
7276606
Dundee Precious
DPM
24187416
4106546
Osisko Mining
OSK
33668876
3858357
Agnico-Eagle
AEM
10173405
3295169
Nevsun Resources
NSU
4244184
2407221
Largest decrease in short position
Kinross Gold
K
3345384
-1.9E+07
Eldorado Gold
ELD
22136069
-9900280
Potash Corp.
POT
3685317
-8571526
Cameco
CCO
3330514
-7955821
Iamgold
IMG
12744458
-6305582
TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at March. 15/13 (with changes from Feb. 28/13).
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