Toronto Stock Exchange, Apr. 15 – 19
Despite a historic fall in the gold price, and weakness around commodities as a whole, the S&P/TSX Composite Index clawed its way to a 4-point gain, finishing at 12,065.55.
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TSX Venture Exchange, Apr. 15 – 19
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index continued its downward spiral, as struggling commodity prices and a gloomier global outlook from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) contributed to an 8.2%, or 83.5-point loss, en route to closing at…
U.S. markets, Apr. 15 – 19
U.S. stocks kicked off the trading week by posting their worst day since Nov. 7, 2012, with the Boston Marathon bombings, lower-than-expected Chinese gross domestic product growth and a tumbling gold price accelerating equity sell-offs . On…
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Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding at Apr. 15/13 (with changes from Mar. 31/13).
TSX Venture takes a tumble, Apr. 15-19
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index continued its downward spiral during the Apr. 15-19 trading period, as struggling commodity prices and a gloomier global outlook from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) contributed to…
TSX moves sideways as commodities falter, Apr. 15-19
Despite a historic fall in the gold price and weakness in commodities, the TSX Composite Index managed to claw its way to a 4 point gain, finishing the April 15-19 period at 12,065.55 points.
Tough times for U.S. equities, Apr. 15-19
U.S. stocks kicked off the Apr. 15-19 trading week on Monday by posting their worst day since Nov. 7, 2012 (the day after the U.S. presidential election) with the Boston bombings, lower-than-expected Chinese GDP growth in the first three months…
Toronto Stock Exchange, April 8 – 12
It was a bumpy ride for the resource-heavy TSX during the trading week as the gold price tumbled.
TSX Venture Exchange, April 8 – 12
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index followed commodities downward during the trading period, dropping 1.8%, or 19.24 points, en route to a 1,022.61-point weekly close.
U.S. markets, April 8 – 12
U.S. equity indexes rose four days in a row, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 posting new closing highs on April 11.