Toronto Stock Exchange (October 01, 2007)
The S&P-TSX Composite Index rose 148.42 points to 13,958.28 over the Sept. 18-25 trading period. The Global Gold Index gained 12.28 points to 306.96 while the price of gold reached US$737 per oz. …
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Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (October 01, 2007)
Fund name Sept. 24($) Sept. 17($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER*(%) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 28.94 27.79 1.15 4.1 8.2 2.61 615.8 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 12.71 11.97 0.74 6.2…
TSX Venture Exchange Sept. 18-24
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index rode the rising tide of gold and the Canadian dollar to finish the Sept. 18-24 trading session up 85.16 points at 2,834.44. Average daily trading volumes climbe…
International Quotes (October 01, 2007)
Australia (A$) Sept 24 Sept 17 Change Bendigo Mining 0.31 0.32 -0.01 Centamin Egypt 1.32 1.18 0.14 Emperor Mines 0.07 0.07 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 5.25 5.33 -0.08 Lion Selection Ltd…
U.S. Markets Sept. 18-24
United States equity markets got their wish on Sept. 18, when the Federal Reserve Bank cut its interest rate by half a point, to 4.75%. Stocks, which had already been going up in anticipation of a rat…
LME Warehouse Levels (October 01, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 24, 2007 (change from Sept. 17 in brackets):
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $727.70 +10.00 Silver $13.28 +0.32 Platinum $1336.00 +37.00 Palladium $340.00 +9.50 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $14.81 +1.57 Lead $1.60 +0.16 Copper $3.66…
Sweetened Bid Sways Meridian
Denver, Colo. — Following a third boost to its takeover bid for Meridian Gold (MNG-T, MDG-N), Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N, YAU-L) has finally won the backing of Meridian’s board, turning a hostile bid …
Exchange Rates (October 01, 2007)
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Dividends (October 01, 2007)
Company Div.($) Pay Date Record Date Xstrata 0.40625 Oct 1 Sept 14 Fording Coal 0.60 Oct 15 Sept 28 Hecla Mining 0.875* Oct 1 Sept 14 Yamana 0.01 Oct 12…
Lending Rates (October 01, 2007)
as of 9 a.m. ET, September 25, 2007 (%) Bank of Canada 4.50 Target overnight rate 4.50 Canadian Prime 6.25 U.S. Discount Primary 6.00 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 5.00…
Mineralization Discovery Lifts VMS Ventures
Shares of VMS Ventures (VMS-V, VMSTF-O) shot up 63.6% on news of a significant discovery of volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) mineralization at its Reed Lake property, in Manitoba.