TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE (April 28, 2008)
Solid gains by potash producers and explorers helped the TSX Composite Index surge to a five-month high over the April 15-21 trading period. The index rose 582.56 points, or 4.2%, to close at 14,321.1…
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TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE (April 28, 2008)
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index managed a small gain in the third week of April, closing the April 15-21 trading session up 12.16 points at 2,559.82.
BID-ASK — APRIL 15-21, 2008
12-MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Absolut Res V 0.80 0.98 0.98 1.30 0.001 Affinor Res V 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.25 0.12 Afrasia Minl F V 0.21 0.42 0.28 0.55 0….
Residents of Oklahoma town sue over historic pollution
Kaylee Jernigan and her mother Kim live less than half a mile from the site of a smelter that refined zinc and cadmium ore concentrates for 58 years before it was closed down in 1974.
Aurizon weighs JV with Radisson
Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) is considering a joint venture with Radisson Mining Resources (RDS-V) for the O’Brien-Kewagama property, home to the past-producing high-grade O’Brien gold mine, in the Ab…
DIVIDENDS (April 28, 2008)
Note: Xstrata will pay its pref sh series 3 div of $0.2862 on June 2, rec May 15. Vale will pay $0.52* on common and pr sh to be paid in two installments on Apr 30 and Oct 31. Alcoa will pay $0.9367* …
EXCHANGE RATES (April 28, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date April 21 April 18 April 17 April 16 April 15 US$ in C$ 1.0066 1.0084 1.0113 1.0025 1.0181 C$ in US$ 0.9934 0.9917 0.9888 0.997…
CNQ TRADING — April 15-21, 2008
(100s) WEEK 12-MONTH STOCK TICKER VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Alliance Mining AMCL 340 0.105 0.09 0.09 0.00 0.23 0.085 Avanti Mining AVMI 330 0.38 0.30 0.30 -0…
Alberta Star explores historic uranium area
Alberta Star Development (ASX-V, ASXSF-O) delved deep into the Northwest Territories’ uranium past and is finding what could develop into the area’s future.
Rio Tinto Alcan developing greener smelting technology
Aluminum giant Rio Tinto Alcan, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, has announced that it has begun development of new smelting technology that could reduce energy consumption by 20%.
LENDING RATES (April 28, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, April 22, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 3.75 Target overnight rate 3.00 Canadian Prime 5.25 U. S. Discount Primary 2.50 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 2.25 U. S. Prime …
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (April 28, 2008)
Australia (A$) April 22 April 8 Change Bendigo Mining 0.29 0.29 0.00 Centamin Egypt 1.51 1.49 0.02 Croesus Mining 0.28 0.28 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 4.31 4.15 0.16 Lion S…