The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 1.2%, or 166 points, to 576.6. Base metals declined across the board after a U.S. employment report showed recovery in the U.S. labour market that could lead to higher interest rates from the U.S….
Short positions outstanding at July 31/15 (with changes from July 15/15).
Expectations that the Fed would raise interest rates in September — along with economic turmoil in Asia and Europe — weighed on U.S. markets over the trading period.
Despite poor economic data and lower oil prices, the S&P/TSX Composite Index rose nearly 2% to finish July at 14,468.44. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 1.1% to 53.17, while the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index remains near historic lows despite bouncing back slightly during trading, as it jumped 1.8 points en route to a 594.31-point close. Canada’s gross domestic product dropped 0.2% in May, which brings…
VANCOUVER — Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) is selling a 50% interest in its wholly owned Zaldivar copper mine in northern Chile to Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO; US-OTC: ANFGY) for US$1 billion in cash. The deal will result…
The following are warrants of mining-related companies now trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:
VANCOUVER — Red Eagle Mining (TSXV: RD; US-OTC: RDEMF) looks poised to pour its first gold in 2016 following a $19-million private placement that CEO Ian Slater calls one of the “toughest” he’s ever done.
Weak corporate earnings and lower prices for commodities pushed down all three major U.S. indexes. The S&P 500 Index fell 2.2% to close at 2,079.65. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 2.9% to finish at 17,568.53, while the Nasdaq dropped…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index declined for a fifth week, closing down 5.8% — or 36.3 points to 592.48 points — while markets weathered declining commodity prices.
Canada’s resource-heavy benchmark index took a beating as prices for gold, copper and oil touched significant lows. Weaker-than-expected economic data from China and the Chinese equities rout added fuel to the slide in commodity stocks,…
July has been such a brutal month for commodities producers that even last year’s prices are looking pretty good now. The rout in commodities prices in recent weeks has been unrelenting, wide-ranging and driven by macroeconomic factors…
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