Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding on Jan. 15/14 (with changes from Dec. 31/13).
Stock Markets/Investing
U.S. markets, Jan. 6-10
The first trading week of 2014 saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average slide 0.02% to 16,437.05, the S&P 500 inch up 0.60% to 1,842.37 and the Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index rise 0.49% to 87.05. Weaker-than-expected jobs data dampened…
TSX Venture Exchange, Jan. 6-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index closed in the green for a second straight week to start the year, as it jumped 2.3% — or 21.83 points during trading — en route to a 966.55-point close. Commodity futures were relatively…
Toronto Stock Exchange, Jan. 6-10
Canada’s benchmark index gained during the week, as prices of gold and other commodities rose following poor North American jobs data.
Short Position Report
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at Dec. 31/13 (with changes from Dec….
Toronto Stock Exchange, Dec. 27-Jan. 3
An extreme cold weather front that kept most Canadians indoors over the holiday period also sent a chill through equity markets. The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.2% on the first day of trading in 2014, finishing the week down a total of…
TSX Venture Exchange, Dec. 27-Jan. 3
The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index continued its rally to start the new year, with a late-December run fueling a 2.8% or 25.7 point gain during the Dec. 27-Jan. 3 trading sessions en route to a 944.71 point close. Gains were driven by…
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TSX Venture Exchange, Dec. 16-20
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 6.29 points during the trading sessions en route to closing at 888.18. Markets reacted positively late in the trading period after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted to modestly cut its bond-buying…
Toronto Stock Exchange, Dec. 16-20
The S&P/TSX Composite Index jumped 273.90 points, or 2%, to 13,399.60 during the trading week after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would trim its monthly bond-buying program by US$10 billion to US$75 billion, starting in January….
U.S. markets, Dec. 16-20
American markets continued their historic march for the period, with year-end selling not yet taking hold. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 462 points to 16,221.14 points, The S&P 500 was up 41 points to 1,818.32 and the Nasdaq…
Editorial: Silvercorp’s short-seller headache
The murky and often frivolous world of financial blogs showed its serious side in mid-December.