Volume 96 Number 25 - Aug 9 - 15, 2010

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 27, 2010 (change from July 20 in brackets):

Kinross Gold just can’t keep out of the headlines these days, and in a good way.

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$9,233.33 /t.

Date July 26 July 23 July 22 July 21 July 20 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange –Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2035/2035 2070/2020 2110/2040 2020/1985 1995/19…

*as of June 30/10

52-week Date July 26 July 23 July 22 July 21 July 20 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1403.46 1394.98 1388.42 1365.56 1363.20 1691.10 1123.64 TSX Composite 11746.67 11714.21 11667.76 11513.33 11629.88…

Short positions outstanding at July 15/10 (with changes from June 30/10).

Short positions outstanding at July 15/10 (with changes from June 30/10).

Note: Vale will pay $0.24* per outstanding common or prf sh on Oct 20. Alcoa will pay a $0.9375* div on it $3.75* cmltv pr stock on Oct 1, rec Sept 10. Franco-Nevada monthly div of 0.025 starting in J…

as of 9 a.m. ET. Aug. 2, 2010 (%) Bank of Canada 1.00 Target overnight rate 0.75 Canadian Prime 2.50 U.S. Discount Primary 0.75 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U.S. Prime 3.2…

Britain (pound)

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)