Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (April 21, 2003)
DateApril 15April 14April 11April 10April 9HighLowTSX Composite6488.186462.436432.086418.
News
Spot Prices Wednesday April 16, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$323.85-0.25Silver$4.49+0.01Platinum$624.00-1.00P…
Investment demand for gold will wane as PGMs gain in appeal
The following is the first of several instalments of The Commodity Refiner, published by London-based Barclays Capital Research. This week we examine precious metals markets; subsequent instalments wi…
Harmony launches gold bars
Harmony Gold Mining, South Africa’s third-largest gold producer, is marketing a series of branded gold bars to consumers at home and abroad, with 90% of the product bound for India.Although South Afri…
South Africans target platinum in Zimbabwe
Vancouver — Over the past decade, platinum miners have been eager to advance known deposits on Zimbabwe’s Great Dyke, home to the world’s second-largest reserve of platinum. However, a strong nationa…
Monroe manages risks with methodical approach
Schweizer Reneke, South Africa — Neels Badenhorst plucks a small, clear diamond off the grease table and pops it into his mouth. Dangling from a leather string around his neck is a vial filled with o…
The Northern Miner Indices (April 21, 2003)
North American Mining: 65.65 (+0.65)Small Producers: 58.51 (+2.05)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Producer and Dealer Prices (April 21, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,530/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.65/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$9.00-10.00/lb.Copper: Comex May US$0.733/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$140/kg.Iridium…
LME Warehouse Levels (April 21, 2003)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 15 (change from April 8 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1221850(-…
Exchange Rates (April 21, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateApril 15April 14April 11April 10April 9US$ in C$1.45151.45321.4516…
Lending Rates (April 21, 2003)
as of 4 pm ET, Apr. 15, 2003(%)Bank of Canada3.50Canadian Prime5.00U.S. Discount Primary2.25U.S. Fed Funds1.25U.S. Prime4.25LIBOR US$ 3-month1.32LIBOR US$ 6-month1.33LIBOR US$ 1-year1.44Gold …
China’s gold trade
The People’s Bank of China has removed all barriers to gold licensing for the manufacture, distribution and retailing of gold products. The move is a significant step towards liberalizing the gold mar…