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Posts Tagged ‘ Canadian Markets ’

Resource Stock Roundup: Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Nov 19th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Financial News

The bulls and the bears battled hard for supremacy throughout Tuesday trading on the Canadian Markets with the bulls eventually coming out on top of the big board and the bears winning the day once again over on the junior bourse. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange added 0.46%, while the TSX Gold Index dropped 0.8% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, lost 4.52% with the declining issuers outpacing the advancers by a 543 to 290 margin on volume of 169 million shares traded.



Resource Stock Roundup: Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Nov 18th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Financial News

Across the board selling continued during Monday trading on the Canadian markets, with investors betting that the economic outlook will get worse before it gets better. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange fell 2.88%, while the TSX Gold Index plunged 3.6% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, lost 1.97% with the declining issuers outpacing the advancers by a 489 to 264 margin on volume of 121 million shares traded.



Resource Stock Roundup Friday, November 14, 2008

Nov 14th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Financial News

The selling pressure intensified during early Thursday trading on the Canadian markets but some late day buying pushed the big board into the black, while the junior board remained mired in the red.



Resource Stock Roundup: Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Nov 13th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Financial News

After an ever so brief reprieve the bears returned and once again started mauling the bulls during Wednesday’s trading session on the Canadian markets. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange plunged 5.32%, while the TSX Gold Index tanked 8.5% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, lost 5.71% with the declining issuers outpacing the advancers by a 607 to 224 margin, on volume of 141 million shares traded.



Resource Stock Roundup Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Nov 11th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Financial News

It was a mixed start to the trading week with the big board issues taking on gains, while the junior explorers faced some profit taking during Monday’s session on the Canadian markets. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange added a modest 0.96%, while the TSX Gold Index surged 6.1% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, lost 0.85% with the declining issuers out pacing the advancers by a 462 to 277 margin on volume of 138 million shares traded.



Resource Stock Roundup…Thursday, November 06th, 2008

Nov 6th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Financial News

The much anticipated presidential rally failed to materialize as profit taking was the story of the day during Wednesday trading on the Canadian markets. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange gave back 2.27%, while the TSX Gold Index fell back 1.5% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, lost 2.44% with the declining issuers outpacing the advancers by a 484 to 322 margin on volume of 130 million shares traded.



Resource Stock Roundup…Wednesday, November 05th, 2008

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Financial News

It was green lights across the board during Tuesday trading on the Canadian markets as investors placed bets that the conclusion of the United States presidential election would prompt a stock rally. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange surged 4.07%, while the TSX Gold Index added 11.5% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, climbed 4.24% with the advancing issuers swamping the decliners by a 560 to 306 margin on volume of 176 million shares traded.



Resource Stock Roundup Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Nov 4th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Financial News

Despite more profit taking on the big board, the junior bourse made it five winning sessions in a row during Monday trading on the Canadian Markets. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange lost 0.42%, while the TSX Gold Index fell 1.9% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, added 2.22% with the advancing issuers swamping the decliners by a 429 to 351 margin on volume of 150 million shares traded.



Nickel Producers Cutting Production as Demand Slows and Stockpiles Rise

Nov 4th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Financial News

The base metals were mostly lower on Monday. Copper held onto Friday’s close until the late pre-dawn hours, but then was off sharply, bottoming near $1.75 at mid-morning before rallying to a finish at $1.828/lb., down 6½ cents from Friday.



Resource Stock Roundup Monday, November 3, 2008

Nov 3rd, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Financial News

Le,The junior board made it four winning days in a row but the big board equities got a little spooked during Halloween Friday trading on the Canadian markets.