2008

U. S. equity markets were up during the shortened Dec.16-18 trading session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 40 points, or 0.5%, to 8,605; the S&P 500 index added 17 points, or 1.9%, to 88…

The Dec. 16-18 trading session may have been short, but it was full of surprises. A technical glitch linked to data feeds closed the TSX all day on Wed. Dec. 17 — the same day the Organization of the…

The TSX Venture composite index slipped another 16.39 points over the Dec. 16-18 trading period, closing at 700.45 points. The three weekdays only included two trading days, however, as the Toronto St…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 16, 2008 (change from Dec. 9 in brackets):

COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK

52-week Date Dec. 15 Dec. 12 Dec. 11 Dec. 10 Dec. 9 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 716.81 718.54 713.44 705.54 686.02 2886.39 678.62 TSX Composite 8461.83 8515.45 8391.90 8634.00 …

Short positions outstanding at Dec. 15/08 (with changes from Nov. 30/08).

CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Dec. 15 Dec. 12 Dec. 11 Dec. 10 Dec. 9 US$ in C$ 1.2352 1.2452 1.2183 1.2557 1.2603 C$ in US$ 0.8096 0.8031 0.8208 0.7964 0….

Short positions outstanding at Dec. 15/08 (with changes from Nov. 30/08).

Featured Fund: Altamira precious & Strategic Metals, as of 07/31/08 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Kinross Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Yamana Gold, Franco-Nevada, Newmont Mining, Compa…

The turmoil in the world markets has prompted Nautilus Minerals (NUS-T, NUS-l) to delay construction of the mining system for its Solwara 1 seafloor copper-gold-zinc-silver massive sulphide deposit, o…

Note: Alcoa will pay its quarterly div of US$0.9375 for US$3.75 cmltv pr sh on Jan 1, rec Dec 12. Company Div. Pay Record ($)…