Volume 96 Number 25 - Aug 9 - 15, 2010

Short positions outstanding at July 15/10 (with changes from June 30/10).

Short positions outstanding at July 15/10 (with changes from June 30/10).

52-week Date July 26 July 23 July 22 July 21 July 20 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1403.46 1394.98 1388.42 1365.56 1363.20 1691.10 1123.64 TSX Composite…

*as of June 30/10

In a US$7.1-billion deal that would give Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) a foothold in West Africa, the boards of Kinross and Red Back Mining (RBI-T) have agreed to a friendly merger that values the interme…

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$9,233.33 /t.

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 27, 2010 (change from July 20 in brackets):

COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK

The week of July 26-30 was a fairly moderate one for U.S. equities. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 0.4% or 41.32 points to close at 10,465.94, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.1% or 1.06 poin…

The S&P/TSX Venture composite index gained four out of five days during the last week of July to close the week up 32.38 points at 1,427.36. Daily trading volumes remained low, averaging just 75 m…

The TSX composite index finished the July 26-30 period up 20 points at 11,746.8 joining in the global market rally. The resource-heavy index was, no doubt, helped by oil prices that hit a three-month …