U.S. Markets Jan. 30-Feb. 5
Equity markets south of the line found some strength in macroeconomic news during the reporting period Jan. 30-Feb. 5. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed 26.37 points to 1,446.99, for a gain …
2007
Producer and Dealer Prices (February 12, 2007)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,360/t.
LME Warehouse Levels (February 12, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 5, 2006 (change from Jan. 29 in brackets):
Nuinsco Nickel Spinout Listed
The spinoff of nickel assets from Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T, NUIRF-O) is complete, with the listing of affiliate Victory Nickel (NI-T).
Lake Shore Consolidates Around Timmins
Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSGGF-O) has moved into the fast lane in its drive to go from junior explorer to gold producer.
Daily Metal Prices (February 12, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2007
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $653.90 +11.65 Silver $13.66 +0.51 Platinum $1180.00 +18.00 Palladium $341.00 +6.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $18.09 -0.21 Lead $0.73 -0.04 Copper $2.43…
TSX Short Positions (February 12, 2007)
Short positions outstanding at Jan. 31/07 (with changes from Jan. 15).
Mansfield Expands Lindero
Vancouver — Drilling by Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) on its Lindero gold project in Salta province, northwestern Argentina, continues to encounter zones of blind, non-outcropping mineralizatio…
TSX Venture Short Positions (February 12, 2007)
Short positions outstanding at Jan. 31/07 (with changes from Jan. 15).
North American Stock Exchange Indices (February 12, 2007)
Date Feb. 5 Feb. 2 Feb. 1 Jan. 31 Jan. 30 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2974.80 2971.62 2986.21 2940.28 2919.50 3309.90 2291.43 TSX Composite 13166.69 13111.57 13144.74 13034.12 13014.60 13178.91…
Lending Rates (February 12, 2007)
as of 4 pm ET, Jan. 15, 2007 (%) Bank of Canada 4.50 Target overnight rate 4.25 Canadian Prime 6.00 U.S. Discount Primary 6.25 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 5.25…