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Canadian equity markets were mixed during the June 9-15 reporting period, with the S&P/TSX composite index down 154 points, or 1.5%, to 10,395; the Capped Metals and Mining index up 14 points, or …

The S&P/TSX Venture composite index’s slow, steady climb from its December low of just 684 points continued over the week of June 9-15 as the board gained 1.13 points to close at 1,132.95. Daily t…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 16, 2009 (change from June 9 in brackets):

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Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350/t.

Date June 15 June 12 June 11 June 10 June 9 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1320/1345 1375/1400 1380/1410 1335/1365 1340/13…

52-week Date June 15 June 12 June 11 June 10 June 9 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1131.82 1137.99 1133.16 1107.96 1141.74 2649.69 678.62 TSX Composite 10394.78 10644.96 10714.11 10547.86 10547.86…

Short positions outstanding at May 31/09 (with changes from May 15/09).

Short positions outstanding at May 31/09 (with changes from May 15/09).

Featured Fund: CIBC precious metals as of 01/31/09 (in weighted order): Kinross Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Randgold Resources, Yamana Gold, Newmont Mining, Compania Minas Buenav…

CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date June 15 June 12 June 11 June 10 June 9 US$ in C$ 1.1341 1.1177 1.0982 1.1101 1.1041 C$ in US$ 0.8818 0.8947 0.9106 0.9008 0….

Note: Vale will pay $0.4795 for common and preferred class A shares on Oct 30. Anglo American has suspended its dividend which totals $0.44* for the year. Teck Cominco and Harry Winston Diamond have a…