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TSX Venture Exchange

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index ended flat in the shortened period, up less than a point at 1,191 points after two days of losses balanced out two days of gains. Volume was also little changed, with an average of 67 million shares…


US markets

It was a good week for U.S. stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 112 points to close the trading week at 13,207.95, the broader S&P advanced 15 points to 1,405.87, the Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 53 points to 3,020.86 and the…



Short position reports

TSX Short Positions                       Short positions outstanding at July 31/12 (with changes from July 15/12).                   Largest Short Positions…


Exchange rates

EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug 6 Aug 3 Aug 2 Aug 1 July 31   US$ in C n/a 0.9986 1.0062 1.0017 1.0014  …


General Moly whacked by cost overruns at Mt. Hope

It may not be the best time to be in the molybdenum business, as aspiring U.S.-based producer General Moly (GMO-T, GMO-X) finds itself coping with rising costs at its flagship Mt. Hope development in central Nevada, in the face of weakening…


Molycorp falls on financing news

Shares of Molycorp (MCP-N) plunged 7.5% to close at US$11.16 per share — a 52-week low — after the U.S.-based rare earths company said it would be raising US$450 million in convertible senior notes and common equity.


Toronto Stock Exchange

he S&P/TSX Composite Index was off 101 points to 11,662.59 for the period after the European Central Bank disappointed investors. In the previous period ECB president Mario Draghi ignited a market rally by saying the central bank would do…


TSX Venture Exchange

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index slipped 3.69 points to 1,186.95 in the period after three days of losses outweighed two days of gains. Volume was up by several million to an average of 62 million shares traded daily, but still well in…


US markets

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week above the 13,000 level following mixed economic news from the U.S. and Europe. The Dow gained 20 points to close at 13,096.17.  The U.S. Labour Department said that employers added 163,000…



Short position reports

TSX Short Positions                       Short positions outstanding at July 31/12 (with changes from July 15/12).                   Largest Short Positions…


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