Gold explorers jump back to life
Buyers managed to overtake sellers over the Dec. 12-18 report period to push the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index up 54.84 points to 7,586.47.Gold surged ahead $5.65 in London markets to land at a mor…
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US rate cut spooks northern investors
The biggest news of the Dec. 5-11 report period came from south of the border, where the U.S. Federal Reserve Board knocked another 25 basis points off the federal funds rate, thereby reducing it to i…
TSE builds up after profit-taking
Investors took profits after the Bank of Canada cut its principal lending rate on Nov. 27, leaving the Toronto Stock Exchange playing catch-up for the report period Nov. 28-Dec. 4.The TSE 300 composit…
Franco, Normandy rise on Newmont bid
Gold prices experienced two mini-rallies during the Nov. 7-13 trading period before settling down to a trading range of US$277-278 per oz.The first spike came on the morning of Nov. 12 following the c…
Bull run continues in gold stocks
Gold settled into a new, higher trading range of US$278-280 per oz. during the Oct. 31-Nov. 6 trading period, as the U.S. dollar showed some weakness in the face of widespread layoffs and slowing indu…
Cut in Bank of Canada rate falls on deaf ears
Hoping to boost investor confidence, the Bank of Canada shed 75 basis points from its key lending rate on Oct. 23, bringing it to a 40-year low. But so far, the decision appears to have backfired: the…
Gold rally sputters following US retaliation
Well, so much for the gold rally. Prices for the yellow metal began a downward trend during the Oct. 3-9 report period, falling out of a tight US$290-per-oz. trading range and quietly drifting down to…
Benchmark sinks deeper but gold remains buoyant
Market pessimism is quickly changing from bad to worse, with sellers once again outpacing buyers on both sides of the border. The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index lost 142.49 points over the Sept. 19-…
TSE down 5.5% in post-terror panic
The Toronto Stock Exchange, closing early Sept. 11 in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States, slumped drastically in the day’s financial panic to cap a week of losses in which the TSE …
Broad market stumbles through holiday
Causing more sighs than cheers, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index sank 116.32 points over the holiday-shortened period Aug. 29-Sept. 4. The broad market ended the period at 7,462.03, for a loss of …
Sherritt profits down
Nickel producer Sherritt International (S-T) saw lower profits in the first half of the year, owing to shrinking prices for its principal commodities and higher energy costs.During the six months ende…
UK gold auction gives producers a lift
Hammered by poor showings in the industrial products sector, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index tumbled 189.63 points over the five trading days to end the July 4-10 period at 7,558.69.Gold dropped …