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Venture sees gains in first trading period of 2012
Vancouver – The first trading period of 2012 saw the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index climb 41.07 points between January 3 and 6 to end at 1,525.73 points. Volume was noticeably down at an average of 75 million shares traded daily.
TSX starts strong, then stumbles
The TSX Composite index began the New Year looking to shake off the down trend of the year past. But fears around the European debt situation re-surfaced by the end of the Jan. 3-6 period and curtailed some of those market gains. Overall,…
U.S. equities turn positive, Jan. 3-6
The first week of 2012 started off better than expected for U.S. equities with the Dow Jones Industrial Index climbing 1.17% or 142.36 points to close at 12,359.92 and the S&P 500 index rising 1.61% or 20.21 points to finish at 1,277.81….
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Tuesday, Jan 3, 2012
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 30, 2011 (change from Dec. 23 in brackets):
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Producer and dealer prices
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$13,150.00/t
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Canadian gold mutual funds
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TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/11 (with changes from Nov. 15/11).