TSX spirals downward May 14-18
VANCOUVER — The Toronto Stock Exchange continued to gather downward momentum during the May 14-18 trading period as growing uncertainty in the Euro zone and lagging commodity prices drove the index to seven month lows.
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U.S. equities suffer worst week of year, May 14-18
Wall Street suffered its worst week this year with the Dow Jones Industrial index shedding 451.22 points or 3.52% to finish at 12,369.38 and the S&P 500 index shrinking 58.17 points or 4.30% to close at 1,295.22. The Nasdaq Composite…
TSX tumbles during May 7-11
It was all downhill for the Toronto Stock Exchange during the May 7-11 trading week as uncertainty in Europe continued and worries over China’s slowed growth increased, offsetting strong job creation data from Canada.
Venture slides in May 7 to 11 period
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 4.2% in the May 7 to 11 period, losing 58.72 points to end at 1,346.33 points after three days of losses outweighed two days of gains. Investor caution is clearly taking hold,…
U.S. stocks retreat again, May 7-11
More alarming economic data from China and the European Union, China’s biggest export market, along with political deadlock in Greece, combined to send U.S. equities down sharply during the May 7-11 trading week. China’s industrial…
Metals, Mining and Money Markets
SPOT PRICESCourtesy of ScotiaBankTuesday, May 8, 2012 Precious MetalsPrice…
Canadian market slumps as global outlook sours
Volatility continued to reign supreme as investors had to weather another down period in Toronto as troubles south of the border and across the Atlantic took centre stage. Rattled investors sent the TSX Composite Index down 332 points to…
Venture returns to negative territory in April 30 – May 4 period
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index slipped back to negative territory in the April 30 – May 4 period, ending down 7.71 points at 1,405.05 after three days of losses outweighed two days of gains. Volume for the…
U.S. equities slide, Apr. 30-May 1
It was one of the worst weeks on Wall Street so far this year. Ahead of key elections in Europe that threatened to derail advocates of tough austerity measures in France and Greece, U.S. payroll data showed that hiring in the U.S. slowed for a…
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 30, 2012 (change from April 23 in brackets):