U.S. MARKETS -April 6-12
Encouraging employment news, accelerating activity in the services sector and the Federal Reserve’s ongoing pledge to keep interest rates historically low, helped maintain the upwards momentum in the …
Volume 96 Number 9 - Apr 19 - 25, 2010
Malbex hits good polymetallic intercepts in Argentina
VANCOUVER– Malbex Resources (MBG-V) has hit short but high-grade gold, silver and copper intercepts at the north end of its Del Carmen project in northwestern Argentina’s San Juan province.
Orvana ups Copperwood resource
Toronto-based gold producer Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) has increased the historical estimate at its copper deposit in Michigan by 12%.
Cream Minerals hit good intercepts at Nuevo Milenio
Assay results from two additional drill holes of a five-hole program at Cream Minerals’ (CMA-V, CRMXF-O) Nuevo Milenio epithermal silver-gold project in Mexico returned 1,886 grams silver per tonne an…
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (April 19, 2010)
Australia (A$) Apr 13 Apr 6 Change Aquila Resources 10.6 10.89 -0.29 Bendigo Mining 0.26 0.23 0.03 Centennial Coal 4.37 4.37 0.00 Fortescue Res 5.21 5.04 0.17 Iluka R…
EXCHANGE RATES (April 19, 2010)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Apr. 12 Apr. 9 Apr. 8 Apr. 7 Apr. 6 US$ in C$ 1.0015 1.0055 1.0020 1.0030 1.0001 C$ in US$ 0.9985 0.9945 0.9980 0.9970 0.999…
LENDING RATES (April 19, 2010)
as of 9 a.m. ET. April 13, 2010 (%) Bank of Canada 0.50 Target overnight rate 0.25 Canadian Prime 2.25 U.S. Discount Primary 0.50 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U.S. Prime 3…
DIVIDENDS (April 19, 2010)
Note: Cameco is increasing its annual div to 28 cents per sahre from 26 cents. Alcoa pays qrtly div of US93 cents on cultv prf stk on April 1, close March 12. Merrex Gold shareholders will receive div…
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (April 19, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Mar. 31/10 (with changes from Mar. 15/10).
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (April 19, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Mar. 31/10 (with changes from Mar. 15/10).
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (April 19, 2010)
52-week Date Apr. 12 April. 9 Apr. 8 Apr. 7 Apr. 6 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1673.67 1680.57 1652.93 1647.18 1635.79 1691.10 968.73 TSX Composite 12148.66 12176.84 12113.53 1…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (April 19, 2010)
*as of Jan. 31/10