US stocks gain during the July 23-27 week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed the 13,000-level, a line it has not crossed since early May. The Dow average rallied 253 points to end the July 23-27 week up 2% at 13,075.66.
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Venture slips on low volumes in July 23-27 period
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index slipped 5.55 points in the July 23 to 27 period to end at 1,190.64 points after two days of losses outweighed three days of gains. Volume was down considerably, coming in roughly 20…
Promise of stimulus lifts TSX
TSX Composite Index rose 231 points to 11,766.36 for the July 23-27 period as investors chose to focus on the themes of potential monetary easing and a leveling off of the European debt crisis.
[Update] Barrick unveils setbacks, cost hikes, output revisions
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) packed its much anticipated second-quarter financials with quite a few punches, causing analysts to cut their price targets.
TSX Venture Exchange
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 9.23 points to end at 1,196.19 points after three days of gains outweighed two days of losses. Volume would have increased noticeably if it weren’t for a scant 44.4 million shares traded on…
Toronto Stock Exchange
The S&P/TSX Composite Index gained in four straight sessions during the trading week before dipping on July 20 to end at 11,622.91 points, up 108.38 from where it began. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index also eked…
US markets
Wall Street enjoyed a three-day winning streak and ended in positive territory despite sobering news at the end of the week that Spain’s indebted region of Valencia had asked the central government for financial aid, reigniting fears that…
Metals, mining and money markets
SPOT PRICESCourtesy of ScotiaBankTuesday, July 24, 2012 Precious MetalsPrice…
Short position reports
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at July 15/12 (with changes from June 30/12). Largest Short Positions Security Ticker Total…
Exchange rates
EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date July 23 July 20 July 19 July 18 July 17 US$ in C 1.0172 1.0114 1.0077 1.0112 1.0141 …
Goldcorp remains on target at Eleonore
Goldcorp’s (G-T, GG-N) new Éléonore gold mine under construction in northern Quebec’s James Bay region is a cornerstone of the company’s four-year expansion of operations worldwide.Éléonore is the…
Golden Arrow gets lift from drill results
Stepout drilling at Golden Arrow Resources’ (GRG-V) Chinchillas silver project in Argentina’s Jujuy province has returned several long intercepts including 29 metres grading 631 grams silver per tonne, the company reports.The…