North American Stock Exchange Indices (December 08, 2008)
52-week Date Nov. 24 Nov. 21 Nov. 20 Nov. 19 Nov. 18 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 739.12 766.35 748.23 731.39 719.96 2886.39 685.07 TSX Composite 8406.21 9270.62 8753.77 8643.52…
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Daily Metal Prices (December 08, 2008)
Date Dec. 1 Nov. 28 Nov. 27 Nov. 26 Nov. 25 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1280/1340 1285/1330 1300.50/1331 1310/1351 1301…
Producer And Dealer Prices (December 08, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,700 /t.
Spot Prices (December 08, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
Lme Warehouse Levels (December 08, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 02, 2008 (change from Nov. 25 in brackets):
Persian Gulf Region, India To Cushion Copper’s Fall
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Bargains To Be Had — For Patient Investors
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Iron Ore Contract Prices To Drop, Standard Chartered Says
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TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE – NOV. 25-DEC. 1
All things considered, it was a fairly uneventful week for the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index over the Nov. 25-Dec. 1 trading session. The board ended the week up 16.33 points at 739.12, still ho…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE – NOV. 25-DEC. 1
On Dec. 1, Canada’s benchmark S&P/TSX composite index experienced its worst one-day percentage fall since the crash of October 1987 — plunging 864.41 points, or 9.3%, to 8,406.21. The rout coinci…
U. S. MARKETS – NOV. 25-DEC. 1
U. S. markets were down during the Nov. 25-Dec. 1 trading session on continued signs of a recession, both stateside and around the world. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 330 points, or 3.9%,…
Tirex Offers 5 Oz. Gold For New Slogan
Before Tirex Resources (TXX-V, TIRXF-o), came along, gold and silver values were largely unknown in the Mirdita mining district of Albania because the state-run exploration company in charge never ass…