Toronto Stock Exchange September 5-11
The clobbering of the precious metals sector was the big story of the Sept. 5-11 report period, and it was carried out against a backdrop of falling oil prices and a stronger U.S. dollar….
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U.S. Markets September 5-11
Commodity prices took a tumble that translated into lower share prices for most resource companies listed on U.S. markets during the report period ended Sept. 11. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index s…
TSX Venture Exchange September 5-11
A US$50-per-oz. spot gold price correction sent the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index tumbling 5.7% over the Sept. 5-11 trading session, closing down 156.86 points at 2,604.43. Average daily trading…
Investment Commentary: Desjardins picks top takeover targets in gold sector
Desjardins Securities’ veteran mining analyst Michael Fowler and his associate Joanne van Ballegooie continue to se…
Toronto Stock Exchange Aug. 29 – Sept. 1
Merger news in the gold sector and strong earnings from two of the big banks helped the TSX Composite Index fight through a mid-week slump over the holiday-shortened Aug.29-Sept. 1 period. The index w…
TSX Venture Exchange Aug. 29 – Sept. 1
Solid metal prices coupled with further mining mergers continued to buoy the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index, which gained 68.41 points to close up 2.5% at 2,761.29 over the Aug. 29-Sept. 1 sessio…
U.S. Markets Aug. 29 – Sept. 1
Lower oil prices and a hurricane season that wasn’t as bad as feared kept trading activity on U.S. markets bubbling over the trading period Aug. 29-Sept. 1. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 10…
Short Position Report (September 07, 2006)
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Toronto Stock Exchange August 22-28
The TSX composite index was up 30.42 over the Aug. 22-28 period to 12,167.35. The gain came in spite of declines in the energy and mining sectors, as the index was buoyed by strength in the tech secto…
TSX Venture Exchange August 22-28
On steady base and precious metal prices, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index delivered an impressive 2.9% gain over the Aug. 22-28 trading period to close up 75.81 points at 2.692.88. Average dai…
U.S. Markets August 22-28
With consumer confidence falling to 9-month lows and summer winding to a close, trading activity on U.S. markets was relatively flat over the report period Aug. 22-28. The Standard & Poor’s 500 In…
TSX Venture Exchange August 15-21
Board-room growth appears to be finding more favour these days than drill-bit growth, at least among companies listed on the senior North American exchanges. That’s less the case on the TSX Venture Ex…