TSX Venture Exchange, June 17-21
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index continued a three-week slide, dropping 4%, or 37.78 points, before closing out the week at 895.79.
Stock Markets/Investing
More to gold price than meets the eye
Explanations for the most recent drop in gold prices generally begin and end with Ben Bernanke’s recent comments regarding the possible end to quantitative easing.
Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding at June 15/13 (with changes from May 31/13).
Toronto Stock Exchange, June 10-14
The Toronto Stock Exchange took a beating during the week, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index tumbling 186 points to 12,187.36, as worries resurfaced of the U.S. Federal Reserve tapering its bond-buying program.
TSX Venture Exchange, June 10-14
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost ground for the second consecutive week during the trading period, with the exchange dropping 1.9%, or 17.83 points, en route to a 933.57-point close. The Venture lost ground early in the week on…
U.S. markets, June 10-14
U.S. stocks retreated for the third week in a row, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipping 1.2% to 15,070.18, the S&P 500 Index off 1% to 1,626.73 and the Nasdaq Composite down 1.3% to 3,423.55. Markets were volatile ahead of the…
Playing interest rates with mining stocks
To state that interest rates drive financial markets is to state the obvious. But defining the relationship between rates and mining stocks is a more difficult matter.
TSX and TSX-Venture warrants
The following are the mining-related warrants now trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Excahange:
U.S. markets, June 3-7
Markets rallied mainly on statistics from the U.S. Labor Department showing 175,000 jobs were added in May, up from 149,000 in April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 0.88% to 15,248.12, while the S&P 500 Index rose 0.78% to…
Toronto Stock Exchange, June 3-7
It was a disappointing period for global markets and the S&P/TSX Composite Index reflected investors’ glum mood, falling 288 points to 12,737.30 points for the period.
TSX Venture Exchange, June 3-7
Mixed global economic data caught up with S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index during the trading period, with the exchange dropping 1.14%, or 11 points, en route to a 951.40-point weekly close. Unexpectedly strong job numbers in Canada were…
Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding at May 31/13 (with changes from May 15/13).