TSX suffers resource slump
The Toronto Stock Exchange lost another 58.71 points to end the Oct. 11-17 report period at 10,553.44. The gold index plunged 8.12 points, or 3.7% to 212.2 points as the yellow metal edged US$1.80 per…
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Energy stocks lead TSX down
The Toronto Stock Exchange finished the 4-day trading period Oct. 4-7 down more than 4%, as prices of energy stocks went off the cliff. The composite index was down 468.69 points at 10,612.50, with oi…
Quiet week for metals in regrouping market
Sept. 27 to Oct. 3 were five days of treading water for the mining stocks on the Toronto Stock Exchange, with both sectors showing slight declines while the broader market, as measured by the composit…
Commodities shine in U.S.
Oil and gas, gold, copper, and fixed-price commodities such as coal have all enjoyed rallies of late, but trading activity was a mixed bag on U.S. markets over the report period Sept. 20-26, with gold…
Crystallex rides out hurricane Hugo
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TSX wobbles on oil and gas uncertainty
Led by energy shares, Canadian stocks broke through the 11,000-mark for the second time in seven days to close at 11,005.47, down some 19.26 points during the report period ended Sept. 26. While hurri…
Crystallex business as usual at Las Cristinas
Shares in Crytsallex International (KRY-T, KRY-X) continued their roller-coaster ride on Sept. 26, gaining as much …
Gold hits US$470
For gold bugs, it was a sweet, sweet report period ending Sept. 19, as spot gold prices surged more than US$20 to breach the US$470-per-oz. barrier….
Crystallex International rebounds
Shares in Crystallex International (KRY-T) rebounded to the tune of 50, or 30%, to $2.15 in early trading in Toron…
Crystallex crashes on Chavez comment
Shares in Crystallex International (KRY-T) were nearly halved in late trading on Sept. 20, after media repots quote…
Permit delay costs Las Cristinas
An updated feasibility study of the large, low-grade Las Cristinas gold-copper project Venezuela has boosted capital costs by 10% for developer
Miners try to keep pace with Oilers
Strong gains in the energy sector were the story on the Toronto Stock Exchange as Hurricane Katrina pushed up oil and gas prices during the report period Aug. 29-Sept. 4. The Toronto Stock Exchange co…