Short Position Report
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at Oct. 15/11 (with changes from Sept….
Stock Markets/Investing
TSX comes back to life
The TSX Composite Index came back to life for the holiday shortened Oct. 11-14 period and finished 235 points higher than where it began at 12,081.73 points. The positive swing came as fears surrounding the European debt crisis subsided – for…
Venture climbs again in Oct. 11-14 period
Vancouver – Continued cautious optimism had the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbing again, up 85.11 points in the shortened October 11-14 trading period to reach 1,557.61 points. The index climbed on three trading days while dropping…
Back-to-back weekly gains for U.S. equities, Oct. 10-14
Despite warnings by European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet that the European debt crisis had “reached a systemic dimension;” the defeat in the Senate of U.S. President Barack Obama’s US$447 billion job-creation package; a recent…
The gold run has only begun, gurus say
Moderated by pension fund manager and published gold bull Shayne McGuire, a robust discussion on the finer points of the yellow metal unfolded at the Precious Metals Summit between Thomas Kaplan and John Hathaway.
Market news
Toronto Stock Exchange
Spot prices
Tuesday, Oct 11, 2011
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct 10, 2011 (change from Sept 19 in brackets):
Producer and dealer prices
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$15,750.00/t
Daily metal prices
Date Oct 10 Oct 7 Oct 6 Oct 5 Oct 4
Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name Oct. 7 Oct. 3 Change Change YTD MER* Assets*
North American stock exchange indices
Date Oct 10 Oct 7 Oct 6 Oct 5 Oct 4 High Low