U. S. Markets – FEB. 3-9
U. S. markets were buoyed during the five-day trading period ended Feb. 9, as the U. S. Senate reached a deal on a massive stimulus bill on Friday, Feb. 6. (It later approved the package in a vote of …
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Toronto Stock Exchange – FEB. 3-9
The job picture on both sides of the Canada-U. S. border continued to deteriorate in January, with 598,000 U. S. jobs lost, and 129,000 fewer jobs in Canada. The unemployment rate stateside rose to 7….
TSX Venture Exchange – FEB. 3-9
The S&P/TSX Venture composite index broke 900 points for only the third time since mid-November during the Feb. 3-9 trading period, closing the week up 28.28 points at 901.1. Daily trading volumes…
LME Warehouse Levels (February 16, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 10, 2009 (change from Feb. 3 in brackets):
Spot Prices (February 16, 2009)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
Producer And Dealer Prices (February 16, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350 /t.
Exchange Rates (February 16, 2009)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Feb. 9 Feb. 6 Feb. 5 Feb. 4 Feb. 3 US$ in C$ 1.2192 1.2389 1.2303 1.2266 1.2337 C$ in US$ 0.8202 0.8072 0.8128 0.8153 0.8106…
Daily Metal Prices (February 16, 2009)
Date Feb. 9 Feb. 6 Feb. 5 Feb. 4 Feb. 3 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1085/1120 1099/1130 1071/1110 1060/1100 1045/1076 A…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (February 16, 2009)
52-week Date Feb 9 Feb. 6 Feb. 5 Feb. 4 Feb. 3 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 901.10 909.34 898.22 890.05 869.25 2814.88 678.62 TSX Composite 9047.28 9008.02 8860.98 8693.09 862…
TSX Venture Short Positions (February 16, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Jan. 31/09 (with changes from Jan. 15/09).
Federal Court Rules For Barrick In Cortez Hills Case
A U. S. judge has ruled against a preliminary injunction that would have halted construction at Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) Cortez Hills gold project in eastern Nevada, disappointing groups who oppo…
TSX Short Positions (February 16, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Jan. 31/09 (with changes from Jan. 15/09).