TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE -March 30 -April 5

The TSX composite index continued to show strength as it gained roughly 150 points over the March 30-April 5 period, finishing at 12,188.42 points.

The index partook in a global upward trend fueled by assurances from the U.S. Fed that it would keep interest lows and more positive indicators that show the global economy to be regaining its health.

The rising Canadian dollar — it reached parity with the U.S. greenback — signaled weakness on the U.S. side, which in turn, was bullish for gold. The yellow metal was up roughly US$26 for the period finishing at US$1,123.50. That move had the Global Gold index climbing in-step, as it was up 11 points to 327.89.

The base metals also enjoyed a strong period with the prices of copper, aluminum, nickel, tin, lead and zinc all rising. That strength was reflected in the Capped Metals & Mining index, which was up 35 points to finish at 1,154.85.

Despite reporting a loss of $311 million for 2009, Crystallex International managed to be one of the period’s top gainers by percentage. The Toronto-based company saw its share price rise 47% to finish at 47¢ for the period. And while such a gain may be seen as a signal that the company’s fortunes could be turning for the better in Venezuela, Crystallex reported that it has still not had any word from the government with regards to its appeal of the government’s decision to not issue the environmental permit needed for the Las Cristinas project.

Globestar Mining’s announced healthy financial results, driving the company’s shares up 36%. Globestar announced fourth quarter revenues of $26.5 million and cash flows from operations of $7.1 million. Cash costs per payable pound of copper sold came in at just US0.81¢ after byproduct credits. Globestar brought its Cerro de Maimon copper project in the Dominican Republic into commercial production at the beginning of the year.

Comaplex Minerals also partook in a strong push upwards. The company saw its shares jump 28% to $9.90 during the period thanks to an all-share offer from Agnico-Eagle Mines for its Meliadine gold project in Nunavut. Agnico shares finished $1.00 higher at $58.37, signaling that the market believes the deal to be good for both parties. If approved, Meliadine’s gold-rich deposit would increase Agnico’s overall resource base by 17%. The deal values the project at roughly $650 million.

Failing to meet expectations cost Gammon Gold shareholders. The company’s share price fell 14% over the period to finish at $7.42 after it announced an 18% decline in its gold reserves for 2009. The announcement led to TD Newcrest to downgrade its price target to $7 from $9. The decrease in reserves came despite Gammon drilling 115,000 metres at its Ocampo project in Mexico.

TSX most active issues
		VOLUME		WEEK
		(000s)	HIGH	LOW	CLOSE	CHANGE
Erdene Res Dev	ERD	16993	0.54	0.30	0.41	+ 0.12
Eastern Platin	ELR	16487	1.61	1.44	1.60	+ 0.14
Western C Coal	WTN	14380	6.44	6.05	6.38	+ 0.26
Lundin Mng	LUN	14003	5.64	5.12	5.61	+ 0.56
Uranium One	UUU	13451	2.85	2.66	2.81	+ 0.10
Mercator Mnls	ML	13258	2.66	2.25	2.26	-0.36
Yamana Gold	YRI	13071	10.42	9.97	10.29	+ 0.07
Farallon Res	FAN	11420	0.64	0.56	0.62	0.00
Equinox Minls	EQN	10704	4.19	3.75	4.13	+ 0.34
Crew Gold	CRU	10629	0.46	0.35	0.38	-0.06

TSX greatest percentage change
		VOLUME		WEEK
		(000s)	HIGH	LOW	CLOSE	CHANGE
TriAusMin	TOR	159	0.12	0.08	0.12	+ 50.0
Crystallex Int	KRY	5717	0.49	0.32	0.47	+ 46.8
Erdene Res Dev	ERD	16993	0.54	0.30	0.41	+ 41.3
Globestar Mng	GMI	8746	1.43	0.99	1.36	+ 36.0
Labdr Iron Mns	LIM	3024	7.65	5.65	7.52	+ 35.5
Crescent Gold	CRA	30	0.17	0.13	0.17	+ 30.7
Anaconda Mng	ANX	1049	0.26	0.21	0.26	+ 30.0
Comaplex Mnrl	CMF	2974	10.00	7.65	9.90	+ 27.7
BRC DiamondCr	BCD	232	0.14	0.11	0.14	+ 27.2
Baffinland Irn	BIM	6798	0.77	0.58	0.74	+ 25.4
Linear Metals	LRM	725	0.17	0.14	0.14	-17.6
Nord Res	NRD	52	0.44	0.33	0.33	-17.5
Virgin Metals	VGM	276	0.05	0.05	0.05	-16.6
Gammon Gold	GAM	7770	8.74	7.03	7.42	-14.1
Mercator Mnls	ML	13258	2.66	2.25	2.26	-13.7
Crew Gold	CRU	10629	0.46	0.35	0.38	-13.6
Revett Mnls	RVM	3951	0.44	0.31	0.39	-13.3
Rockwell Diam	RDI	6571	0.08	0.07	0.07	-12.5
Diamond Fields	DFI	212	0.09	0.08	0.08	-11.1
Aeroquest Intl	AQL	95	0.59	0.53	0.54	-10.0

TSX greatest value change
WEEK
		VOLUME	CLOSE	CHANGE
Inmet Mining	IMN	2226330	61.40	+ 4.84
Labdr I-Ore Ro	LIF_U	469120	53.10	+ 3.42
Royal Gold	RGL	22417	50.14	+ 3.26
Teck A	TCKA	22598	46.60	+ 3.24
Teck B	TCKB	10590212	46.20	+ 3.01
Newmont Mng	NMC	18310 < /td>	54.04	+ 2.56
Comaplex Mnrl	CMF	2974331	9.90	+ 2.15
Labdr Iron Mns	LIM	3023988	7.52	+ 1.97
CentralGold-T	GTU_U	30668	45.38	+ 1.72
Major Drilling	MDI	311369	27.09	+ 1.64
PotashCpSask	POT	3867625	116.10	-6.90
First Quantum	FM	2736769	86.57	-5.99
Gammon Gold	GAM	7769545	7.42	-1.22
Agrium	AGU	1828826	71.40	-0.79
Cameco Corp	CCO	5024163	27.17	-0.77
HoriznsGBear	HGD	4049686	4.38	-0.36
Mercator Mnls	ML	13257527	2.26	-0.36
Argonaut Gold	AR	31066	2.82	-0.26
Aura Mnls	ORA	6132083	3.47	-0.24
Imperial Metal	III	385950	19.85	-0.19