MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — WESTERN MARKETS — VSE loses more steam over holiday-shortened period — Winspear still volatile following Snap Lake results
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index slid 3.62 points, or 0.9%, to finish the holiday-shorted week ended Aug. 3 at 415.15. The mining index added 1.59 points, or 0.6%, to close at 275.33.Meanw…