U. S. MARKETS MAY 6-12

U. S. stock indexes were mixed during the May 6-12 trading session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 93 points, or 0.7%, to 12,876. The Standard and Poor’s 500 Index declined 4 points, or 0.2%, to 1,404. However, the techheavy NASDAQ gained 24 points, or 1%, to end the week at 2,488. On the back of an advancing gold price, precious metal indexes also rose. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index climbed 4.5 points, or 2.5%, to 179, and the Amex Gold Bugs Index gained 11.5 points, or 2.8%, to 420.

Coal-related equities registered healthy gains on robust trading volumes: Peabody Energy added US$5.05 to US$68.80 with 21 million shares changing hands; Alpha Natural Resources gained US$3.36 to US$59.70 on 19 million shares traded; Consol Energy, which also supplies coal-based methane, climbed US$3.14 to US$91.76 on 13 million shares of volume; Arch Coal added US55 to US$62.47 on 23 million shares traded; Fording Canadian Coal Trust rose US$2.58 to US$69.59 on 8 million shares; and Foundation Coal advanced US35 to US$62.10 on 6 million shares of volume. International Coal, meanwhile, moved up US86 to US$9.44 on 14 million shares traded, and Cleveland-Cliffs, a supplier of metallurgical coal and iron ore, climbed US$13.33 to US$180.55 on 11 million shares of volume.

Cameco, the world’s largest uranium miner, gained US$4.43 to US$40.01 on 16 million shares traded. Aluminum company Alcoa moved up US$4.72 to US$41.61 on 93 million shares. Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan rose US$6.80 to US$200.69 on 52 million shares. Copper miner Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold dropped US$1.33 to US$114.66 on 42 million shares. Barrick Gold, the world’s largest miner of the precious metal, declined US11 to US$38.80 on 51 million shares, while fellow gold miner Newmont Mining fell US9 to US$45.26 on 27 million shares. Goldcorp added US$2.76 to end the session at US$39.44 on 38 million shares. The world’s largest miner, BHP Billiton, advanced US$3.34 to US$88.27 on 24 million shares. Crystallex International recovered some-what from its steep fall in the previous trading session, gaining US20 to US92 on 26 million shares.

Notable penny-stock movers included NT Holdings, jumping morethan 400% to US46 on 1.9 million shares. Douglas Lake Mineralsgained 200% to US51 on 3.3 million shares.

U. S. most active issues
	VOLUME	WEEK
	(000s) HIGH	LOW	CLOSE	CHANGE
Vale* RIO	96996 41.05	38.92	40.58	+ 0.27
Alcoa* AA	92632 41.64	37.03	41.61	+ 4.72
CoeurdAlene* CDE	52878 3.44	3.02	3.37	+ 0.21
PotashCSask* POT	51892 204.02	192.39	200.69	+ 6.80
Barrick Gold* ABX	50641 40.97	38.62	38.80	-0.11
Freeport McMo*FCX	42438 119.39	111.65	114.66	-1.33
Goldcorp* GG	37675 40.50	36.17	39.44	+ 2.76
Silverado* SLGLF	27176 0.06	0.05	0.05	0.00
Newmont Mng* NEM	27121 46.75	44.70	45.26	-0.09
Crystallex In* KRY	25687 0.93	0.55	0.92	+ 0.20

U. S. greatest percentage change
		VOLUME	WEEK
		(000s)	HIGH	LOW	CLOSE	CHANGE
NT Holding*	NTHH	1865	0.91	0.07	0.46	+411.1
Douglas Lk Ml*	DLKM	3302	0.55	0.17	0.51	+200.0
Brookmount Ex*	BMXI	116	0.26	0.10	0.15	+ 50.0
US Antimony*	UAMY	150	0.61	0.51	0.61	+ 35.5
Kimber Res*	KBX	1011	1.96	1.40	1.89	+ 35.0
Apolo Gold*	APLL	791	0.05	0.03	0.04	+ 33.3
Intl Tower Hi*	THM	29	1.72	1.23	1.72	+ 31.3
Bullion Rvr G*	BLRV	822	0.13	0.09	0.13	+ 30.0
Crystallex In*	KRY	25687	0.93	0.55	0.92	+ 27.7
DRDGOLD*	DROOY	1511	8.99	7.38	8.88	+ 20.0
HomelandPrM*	HPMEF	113	0.05	0.03	0.04	-33.3
Raven Gold*	RVNG	709	0.26	0.18	0.20	-25.9
Western Goldf*	WGW	1368	2.93	2.12	2.16	-24.7
Madison Minls*	MMRSF	12	0.34	0.24	0.29	-19.4
OM Group*	OMG	8427	62.14	47.97	49.00	-16.9
Silver Dragon*	SDRG	1051	0.26	0.17	0.20	-16.6
FinMetal Mng*	FNMM	216	0.06	0.05	0.05	-16.6
Keegan Res*	KGN	93	4.32	3.55	3.70	-14.7
Paramount Gld*	PZG	286	1.76	1.22	1.50	-14.2
Klondike Star*	KDSM	36	0.58	0.42	0.50	-13.7

U. S. greatest value change
WEEK
	VOLUME	CLOSE	CHANGE
Cleveland-Cli* CLF	11231348	180.55	+ 13.33
Potash C Sask* POT	51892289	200.69	+ 6.80
AngloGold Ash* AU	13844463	40.50	+ 5.69
Peabody Enrgy* BTU	21036862	68.80	+ 5.05
Alcoa* AA	92632214	41.61	+ 4.72
Cameco Corp* CCJ	16117570	40.01	+ 4.43
ASA (Bermuda)* ASA	246811	82.23	+ 4.38
Alpha Nat Res* ANR	18950011	59.70	+ 3.36
BHP Billi-BHP* BHP	23902801	88.27	+ 3.34
CONSOL Energy* CNX	13074767	91.76	+ 3.14
OM Group* OMG	8426676	49.00	-9.98
Southern Copp* PCU	9540579	110.17	-6.84
Lihir Gold* LIHR	662881	28.44	-1.55
Freeport McMo* FCX	42438338	114.66	-1.33
Anglo Americn* AAUK	2735395	33.22	-0.97
Randgold Res* GOLD	3047379	44.76	-0.83
Western Goldf* WGW	1367809	2.16	-0.71
Keegan Res* KGN	93300	3.70	-0.64
General Moly* GMO	2409067	8.21	-0.53
China Shen Zh* SHZ	18600	3.78	-0.38