Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, October 20, 2014 (change from October 13, 2014 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy
27380
(-320)
Aluminium
4507500
(-38200)
Copper
157725
(+6500)
Lead
224700
(-950)
Nickel
376506
(+8142)
Tin
9155
(+40)
Zinc
721575
(-7450)
Producer and dealer prices
Antimony FOB China: Mid-mkt US$9,100/t Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$12.60/lb. Cadmium 99.9: Mid-mkt US$0.95/lb. Coal: CME Group (CSX Coal) Futures: Nov. 2014: US$53.49; Dec. 2014: US$53.92 Cobalt 99.8: US$14.90/lb. Copper: Comex Copper Futures Nov. 2014: US$3.025/lb.; Comex Dec. 2014: $3.018/lb. Germanium: US$1,950/kg. Germanium Dioxide: US$1,350/kg Gallium: US$270/kg Indium: NY Dealer Mid-mkt US$730.00/kg. Iridium: Mid-mkt US$580.00/tr. oz. Iron Ore:62% Fe, CFR China spot US$80.91/DMT Magnesium FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,500.00/t. Manganese FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,300.00/t. Mercury (flask): US$2,600.00 Molybdenum Oxide: US$10.25/lb. Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,230.00/tr. oz. Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$58.00/tr. oz. Selenium: Mid-mkt US$26.00/lb. Silver: Base: US$17.58per oz.; Fabricated: US$21.09 per oz. Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$350.00 per mtu Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$35.50/lb.; The UX Consulting Company spot price: US$35.65/lb. Ferrovanadium: US$25.50/kg; Vanadium-Pentoxide: US$5.50/lb. Prices current Oct. 22, 201
Daily metal prices
Date
20-Oct
17-Oct
16-Oct
15-Oct
14-Oct
BASE METALS
(London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy
2080/2085
2085/2090
2075/2090
2075/2090
2070/2085
Aluminum
1954/1968
1929/1944
1872.50/1899.50
1912/1940
1908.50/1937.50
Copper
6614.50/6569.50
6628.50/6578
6629/6580
6780.50/6745
6780/6728
Lead
2011.50/2020.50
1997/2010
1955.50/1964
2042/2054
2053/2064
Nickel
15310/15385
15500/15575
15310/15375
16130/16210
16175/16270
Tin
19395/19400
19300/19350
19290/19310
19720/19700
20150/20215
Zinc
2222/2221
2226.50/2232
2204.50/2208
2328/2331
2323/2327.50
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM
1241
1238
1241
1223.5
1233
Gold PM
1244.5
1234.25
1237.75
1237.5
1234.75
Silver
17.38
17.36
17.46
17.01
17.5
Platinum
1268
1259
1242
1257
1268
Palladium
756
753
743
787
793
Exchange rates
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Date
20-Oct
17-Oct
16-Oct
15-Oct
14-Oct
US$ in C$
1.1277
1.1248
1.1266
1.1289
1.1236
C$ in US$
0.8868
0.889
0.8876
0.8858
0.89
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, October 20, 2014)
Currency
Aus $
Euro
Japan
Mex P
SA Rand
UK £
In C$
0.9907
1.4415
0.01055
0.0833
0.1023
1.8197
In US$
0.8785
1.2783
0.00936
0.07387
0.09072
1.6136
Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name
Oct.21
Oct.14
Change
Change
YTD
MER*
Assets*
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(M$)
AGF Pr Mtl
19.14
19.06
0.08
0.004
13.39
2.76
199.74
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF
6.75
6.85
-0.1
-0.015
9.7
2.44
52.6
BMO Pr Mtl
13.96
13.87
0.09
0.006
7.4
0.62
60.99
CIBC Pr Mtl
10.52
10.63
-0.11
-0.01
14.71
2.41
54.5
Dynamic Pr Mtl
3.92
3.85
0.07
0.018
31.54
2.48
225.28
London Life Precious Mtl
19.44
19.61
-0.17
-0.009
11.91
2.65
106.96
Mackenzie Pr Mtl-A
35.27
35.59
-0.32
-0.009
12.85
3.55
n/a
National Bank Pr Mtl
9.8
9.86
-0.06
-0.006
14.62
2.61
n/a
RBC Global Pr Mtl
24.83
24.84
-0.01
0
11.32
2.13
488.87
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth
30.3
30.43
-0.13
-0.004
17.15
2.77
415.3
Sprott Gold and PM-F
3.83
3.77
0.06
0.016
18.78
2.5
n/a
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls
28.37
27.92
0.45
0.016
17.38
2.93
198
TD Pr Mtl-A
6.7
6.69
0.01
0.001
12.51
2.45
n/a
TD Pr Mtl-I
31.79
31.75
0.04
0.001
12.65
2.27
n/a
iShares TSX Global Gold Index
10.29
10.49
-0.2
-0.019
6.06
0.55
573.22
Featured fund: CIBC Precious Metals top holdings as of 08/31/13 (in weighted order): Randgold Resources, B2Gold, New Gold, Silver Wheaton, Primero Mining, Goldcorp, Agnico Eagle Mines, Tahoe Resources, Regis Resources, Yamana Gold. Fund manager: Lawrence Smith.
North American stock exchange indices
52-week
Date
20-Oct
17-Oct
16-Oct
15-Oct
14-Oct
High
Low
TSX Composite
14337.77
14227.68
14052.97
13869.88
14036.68
15685.13
13059.74
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp
811.35
810.13
791.93
778.36
803.08
1050.26
768.7
S&P TSX 60
820.02
821.99
811.37
801.8
811.8
902.74
749.77
Global Gold
166.53
162.53
168.12
168.39
168.26
215.56
149.29
TSX Metals & Mining
696.39
694.68
680.67
687.22
711.72
954.68
670.39
Gold & Silver XAU
78.55
77.08
79.3
79.22
79.27
107.39
75.39
Amex Gold Bugs
191.16
187.01
193.73
194.31
194.68
261.36
183.33
TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at Oct.15/14 (with changes from Sept. 30/14).
Largest short positions
Lundin Mining
LUN
61717125
6023500
B2Gold
BTO
34604210
9267452
Kinross Gold
K
31818126
6854246
New Gold
NGD
30842128
104900
Barrick Gold
ABX
27778384
-1616650
Detour Gold
DGC
20179088
933048
Yamana Gold
YRI
14275385
8697727
Argonaut Gold
AR
13014427
753194
Eldorado Gold
ELD
10771289
2388106
Thompson Creek Mtl
TCM
10751781
195234
First Majestic Silver
FR
10664858
192759
Silver Wheaton
SLW
10426103
225631
Dundee Precious Mtl
DPM
10070286
280713
First Quantum
FM
8750878
106778
Largest increase in short position
B2Gold
BTO
34604210
9267452
Yamana Gold
YRI
14275385
8697727
Kinross Gold
K
31818126
6854246
Lundin Mining
LUN
61717125
6023500
Torex Gold
TXG
8719168
5418925
Largest decrease in short position
PotashCorp
POT
7532622
-1.2E+07
Barrick Gold
ABX
27778384
-1616650
Iamgold
IMG
2322442
-466321
Premier Gold Mines
PG
1052407
-413593
Allied Nevada Gold
ANV
2106340
-371320
TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at Oct.15/14 (with changes from Sept.30/14).
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