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Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 20, 2010 (change from Apr. 13 in brackets):

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$8,050.00/t.

Date Apr. 19 Apr. 16 Apr. 15 Apr. 14 Apr. 13 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2220/2250 2280/2320 2265/2295 2265/2295 2250/2…

*as of Jan. 31/10

52-week Date Apr. 19 April. 16 Apr. 17 Apr. 16 Apr. 15 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1653.96 1666.84 1679.50 1674.88 1664.95 1691.10 968.73 TSX Composite 12102.97 12070.66 12211.52 12204.41 12101.52…

Short positions outstanding at Mar. 31/10 (with changes from Mar. 15/10).

Short positions outstanding at Mar. 31/10 (with changes from Mar. 15/10).

Note: Merrex Gold shareholders will receive div of one Frontline Gold share for each 4.5 Merrex shares on May 1, rec Apr 15. Vale will pay $0.24* per outstanding common or prf sh on Apr 30 and Oct 20/…

as of 9 a.m. ET. April 20, 2010 (%) Bank of Canada 0.50 Target overnight rate 0.25 Canadian Prime 2.25 U.S. Discount Primary 0.50 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U.S. Prime 3…

CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Apr. 19 Apr. 16 Apr. 15 Apr. 14 Apr. 13 US$ in C$ 1.0201 1.0148 1.0014 0.9961 1.0028 C$ in US$ 0.9803 0.9854 0.9986 1.0039 0…

Australia (A$) Apr 20 Apr 13 Change Aquila Resources 10.58 10.6 -0.02 Bendigo Mining 0.24 0.26 -0.02 Centennial Coal 4.60 4.37 0.23 Fortescue Res 5.16 5.21 -0.05 Iluk…