Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 2, 2014 (change from April 25, 2014 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy
54440
0
Aluminium
5347750
(+8425)
Copper
229800
(-9150)
Lead
193875
(+600)
Nickel
279528
(+1794)
Tin
9540
(+90)
Zinc
767800
(-18675)
Producer and dealer prices
Antimony FOB China: Mid-mkt US$9,400/t Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$10.40/lb. Cadmium 99.9: Mid-mkt US$0.90/lb. Coal: CME Group Central Appalachian Coal Futures June 2014: US$63.43; July 2014: US$64.02 Cobalt 99.8: US$15.00/lb. Copper: Comex Copper Futures June 2014: US$3.046/lb.; Comex July 2014: $3.036/lb. Germanium: US$1,950/kg. Germanium Dioxide: US$1,375/kg Gallium: US$300/kg Indium: NY Dealer Mid-mkt US$755.00/kg. Iridium: Mid-mkt US$580.00/tr. oz. Magnesium FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,700.00/t. Manganese FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2250.00/t. Mercury (flask): US$3,300 Molybdenum Oxide: US$13.50/lb. Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,116.00/tr. oz. Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$72.00/tr. oz. Selenium: Mid-mkt US$28.00/lb. Silver: Base: US$19.35; Fabricated: US$23.21; Sterling: US$17.94 Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$370.00 per mtu Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$29.00/lb.; Uranium Exchange Co. spot price: US$29.00/lb. Ferrovanadium: US$26.50/kg; Vanadium-Pentoxide: US$6.00/lb. Prices current May 7, 2014
Daily metal prices
Date
5-May
2-May
1-May
30-Apr
29-Apr
BASE METALS
(London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy
1850/1885
1850/1885
1880/1920
1905/1940
1895/1930
Aluminum
1736/1777
1736/1777
1736/1780.50
1769/1811.50
1779/1821
Copper
6698/6665
6698/6665
6670/6641
6723/6710
6768/6749.50
Lead
2060/2081
2060/2081
2070/2094
2088/2114.50
2094.50/2122
Nickel
18180/18225
18180/18225
18060/18060
18175/18250
18225/18300
Tin
22950/22850
22950/22850
23025/23000
23150/23075
23585/23445
Zinc
2012/2012
2012/2012
2025/2028.50
2053.50/2054.50
2051.50/2055
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM
N/A
1285
1283
1292
1289.75
Gold PM
N/A
1281.25
1278.5
1288.5
1297.75
Silver
N/A
19.17
19.06
19.28
19.33
Platinum
N/A
1425
1412
1424
1424
Palladium
N/A
816
815
803
799.5
Exchange rates
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Date
5-May
2-May
1-May
30-Apr
29-Apr
US$ in C$
1.0955
1.0973
1.0965
1.0957
1.0963
C$ in US$
0.9128
0.9113
0.912
0.9127
0.9122
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, May 5, 2014)
Currency
Aus $
Euro
Japan
Mex P
SA Rand
UK £
In C$
1.0161
1.521
0.01073
0.08421
0.1041
1.8481
In US$
0.9275
1.3884
0.0098
0.07687
0.09503
1.687
Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name
May 5
Apr. 28
Change
Change
YTD
MER*
Assets*
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(M$)
AGF Pr Mtl
20.08
20.17
-0.09
-0.004
18.96
2.56
698.9
Altamira Pr & Str Mtl
10.26
10.19
0.07
0.007
20
2.35
83.5
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF
7.57
7.58
-0.01
-0.001
23.15
0.58
108.4
BMO Pr Mtl
15.08
15.19
-0.11
-0.007
16.06
2.29
133.6
CIBC Pr Mtl
11.19
11.25
-0.06
-0.005
22.06
2.4
141.8
Dynamic Can Pr Mtl
6.9
6.92
-0.02
-0.003
28.01
1.65
811.6
London Life Precious Mtl
22.63
22.42
0.21
0.009
30.36
3.37
259.2
Middlefield Precious Metals
7.22
7.19
0.03
0.004
23.75
2.48
8.5
RBC Global Pr Mtl
26.36
26.32
0.04
0.002
18.21
2.04
1380.4
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth
34.03
33.72
0.31
0.009
31.56
2.75
731.5
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls
29.93
29.94
-0.01
0
23.84
2.84
854
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls F
32.09
32.1
-0.01
0
24.29
1.78
n/a
TD Pr Mtl
33.22
33.17
0.05
0.002
17.72
2.15
313.9
TD Pr Mtl-A
7.01
6.99
0.02
0.003
17.67
2.31
n/a
iShares TSX Global Gold Index
11.58
11.55
0.03
0.003
19.09
0.55
802.1
Featured fund: London Life Precious Metals top holdings as of 01/31/14 (in weighted order): Randgold Resources, Goldcorp, AngloGold Ashanti, Detour Gold, Barrick Gold, Royal Gold, Yamana Gold, Largo Resources, B2Gold. Fund manager: Benoit Gervais.
North American stock exchange indices
52-week
Date
5-May
2-May
1-May
30-Apr
29-Apr
High
Low
TSX Composite
14697.03
14765.15
14664.07
14651.87
14583.11
14765.15
11759.04
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp
1009.45
1014.46
1006.52
1001.5
1000.05
1050.26
859.31
S&P TSX 60
835.05
838.3
842.81
837.86
837.58
843.05
677.55
Global Gold
185.69
185.89
181.68
183.73
185.14
218.9
149.29
TSX Metals & Mining
848.46
868.66
869.42
862.6
857.61
876.29
662.2
Gold & Silver XAU
92.73
93
90.99
92.26
92.88
196.71
82.29
Amex Gold Bugs
227.4
226.58
222.3
225.67
226.97
291.07
188.39
TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at May. 1/14 (with changes from Apr. 30/14).
Largest short positions
Lundin Mining
LUN
59585967
-4247415
Kinross Gold
K
40404398
13262518
New Gold
NGD
38447451
-638054
Potash Corp
POT
27124099
8809890
Detour Gold
DGC
23352717
720802
Yamana Gold
YRI
22488201
14851713
Tahoe Resources
THO
18866919
-1852
B2gold
BTO
17882647
317214
Eldorado Gold
ELD
15975067
597079
First Quantum
FM
15292553
11365814
Teck Resources
TCK.B
14622655
8783299
Thompson Creek
TCM
13507243
-424373
Dundee Precious
DPM
12495241
689077
Argonaut Gold
AR
11844324
-275726
Cameco
CCO
11217941
6604896
Largest increase in short position
Yamana Gold
YRI
22488201
14851713
Kinross Gold
K
40404398
13262518
First Quantum
FM
15292553
11365814
Potash Corp.
POT
27124099
8809890
Teck Resources
TCK.B
14622655
8783299
Largest decrease in short position
NAP
PDL
4440226
-1.9E+07
Barrick Gold
ABX
7117987
-1.8E+07
Lundin Mining
LUN
59585967
-4247415
Osisko Mining
OSK
5416377
-2972146
MBAC Fertilizer
MBC
277745
-2606600
TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at May. 1/14 (with changes from Apr. 30/14).
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