Gold miners weigh on TSX, March 24-28
Weaker gold prices and slumping tech stocks outweighed signs of an improving economy south of the border, and the S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 100 points to 14,178.84 points for the period.
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Venture loses ground, March 24-28
The rally that has carried the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index for most of 2014 took a breather in the last week of March. Instead, the index saw double-digit losses in three out of five days to end the week at 989.75, down 45.01 points,…
Denison bids for JV partner Enexco
VANCOUVER — According to chairman Lukas Lundin, Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) aims to be the “pre-eminent exploration company in the Athabasca basin,” and it has taken step in that direction with its friendly…
U.S. markets climb, March 17-21
As Russian President Vladimir Putin signed off on laws completing the country’s annexation of Crimea, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen held her first press conference and indicated that the first rise in interest rates could come…
TSX rises as gold miners fall, March 17-21
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 77 points to 14,335.76 points for the period, as better-than-expected retail sales and stronger economic data from south of the border lifted investors’ spirits. Several closely watched leading…
TSX Venture closes relatively flat, March 17-21
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index closed up 1.12 points during the trading sessions at 1,034.76. Concern surrounding Chinese economic growth depressed base-metal prices, while precious metal futures also lost ground. Markets took a break…
TSX and TSXV warrants
The following mining-related warrants are traded on the TSX and TSX Venture exchanges:
Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding at Mar. 15/14 (with changes from Feb. 28/14).
Global uncertainty weighs on TSX, March 10-14
China’s first corporate bond default and fears of a slowdown in the Chinese economy and concern over the crisis in the Ukraine ahead of a referendum in Crimea combined to send the S&P/TSX Composite Index down 0.50% to 14,227.66 and…
U.S. markets falter while gold rises, March 10-14
Investors turned jittery over the period, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 388 points to 16,065.67, the S&P 500 Index shedding 36 points to 1,841.13 and the Nasdaq Composite Index 87 points lower to 4,245.40.
TSX Venture loses ground, March 10-14
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 9.35 points during weekly trading en route to a 1,033.64-point close. Reports out of China indicated growth rates across industrial sectors had dropped to multi-year lows, while markets also…
Franco-Nevada’s Harquail: Short-term investment focus has to go
David Harquail, president and CEO of gold royalty company Franco-Nevada, first came to the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention when he was a kid in the sixties. His job was to transport rye and scotch from his…