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TSX Venture Exchange Statistics - JUNE 2009

2009-07-11T13:09:00.001-07:00

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TSX Venture Exchange Statistics - JUNE 2009
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June 2009 May 2009 June 2008
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Value $1,197,264,004 $1,085,956,548 $3,958,576,801
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Volume 4,191,095,545 3,758,285,742 5,190,324,603
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Transactions 421,345 366,358 805,890
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Issuers Listed 2,429 2,437 2,396
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Number of New Listings* 7 6 12
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New Equity Financing(1) $405,018,702 $181,892,211 $912,765,398
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Market Cap of Listed
Equity Issuers ($ Billion) $25.0 $24.9 $55.9
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Daily Averages
(including NEX)
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Value $54.4 million $54.3 million $188.5 million
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Volume 190.5 million 187.9 million 247.2 million
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Transactions 19,152 18,318 38,376
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TSX Venture Exchange Year-to-Date Statistics

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June 2009 June 2008 % Change
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Value $4,837,001,333 $17,758,941,540 -72.8%
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Volume 19,119,046,232 25,322,573,799 -24.5%
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Transactions 1,912,735 3,806,065 -49.7%
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Issuers Listed 2,429 2,396 +1.4%
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Number of New Listings* 44 137 -67.9%
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New Equity Financing(1) $1,274,933,879 $3,376,863,953 -62.2%
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Market Cap of Listed
Equity Issuers
($ Billion) $25.0 $55.9 -55.3%
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Daily Averages
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Value $38.7 million $140.9 million -72.5%
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Volume 152.9 million 201.0 million -23.9%
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Transactions 15,302 30,207 -49.3%
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(1) Secondary financings include prospectus offerings on both a treasury
and secondary basis.

TSX Venture and NEX market statistics are combined. TSX Venture only
figures are indicated by an *.

TSX Venture Exchange market statistics do not include data for debt
securities.
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Additional market statistics are available in the monthly TSXV E-Review. To subscribe to the TSXV E-Review, contact 416-947-4452 or email marketdata@tsxdatalinx.com.
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Geodex's puts plans on hold due to lack of funding

2009-07-11T02:14:00.001-07:00

By Chris Fox
Daily Gleamer

A major step towards construction of a US$339-million open-pit tungsten mine near Stanley is on hold while officials search for funding.

Vancouver's Geodex Mining Ltd. completed a metallurgic assessment at a site in Sisson Brook in April. It showed rich deposits of tungsten and molybdenum valued at US$1.18 billion over an expected 20-year mine life. Exploratory drilling began June 11.

The next step will be a pre-feasibility study, expected to take six to eight months, but Mark Fields, president and CEO of Geodex Mining, said Thursday that securing funding for the $1.3-million study has been a challenge, leaving the project temporarily stalled.

"The sooner we can start the better, but in the summertime it is always more difficult to get the financing in place for something like that," he said.

"We are having some discussions and the sooner we can start the happier we will be, but we don't have any firm timeline right now."

While a 26-hole drilling project at the site now is meant to give officials from Geodex a clearer picture of the grade and quantity of tungsten at the site, the per-feasibility study will explore how to extract the tungsten and gauge the capital and labour costs that will be incurred in doing so. It will also make preliminary recommendation on how to lay out and design the mine.

"What we are trying to do is advance the confidence level of the work that has been done from broader parameters to more detailed study, and what we would like to be doing as we do the pre-feasibility study is have some discussions with parties in the Tungsten industry," said Fields.

"One of the advantages of the Sisson Brook deposit is that it is so large that it could become quite the player on the world stage, so we want to have increasing contact with the people that actually use the tungsten."

Tungsten is a steel-grey metal often used in construction. About 85 per cent of the world's tungsten supply comes from China, but there are also large stores in Austria, Bolivia, Portugal and Russia. In Canada, it is mined only in the Northwest Territories.

Stanley Mayor Richard Storey said he's excited for the impact a major mine in nearby Sisson Brook will have on his town.

"They are not ready with their feasibility study yet, but we are hoping it is going to go forward soon," he said.

"The majority of people in town are for it as long as the environmental studies are done according to the government. So we're kind of looking forward to it."

The Village of Stanley will release a third-party study on the economic impact of the Sisson Brook mine in September.

Fields said he's excited by the mine's money-making potential, adding that a delay of several months in moving on to the pre-feasibility study stage shouldn't have much of an impact on his plan to have the mine in operation by 2013.

"The worldwide economy is a big variable right now, but if things go ahead, we will certainly see the mine in operation by 2013 or 2014," he said.

"Sisson Brook is very well located and all the infrastructure is there in terms of roads, railway and labour force, and that is important because this is a worldwide market and we will be accessing the North American market, the Asian market and the European market."

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2008-09-12T12:16:00.000-07:00

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Chinese back King Island scheelite mine

2008-09-10T08:36:00.001-07:00

The redeveloped scheelite mine on King Island has passed its final hurdle, after the project received the backing of the Chinese Government.

Construction of the mine at Grassy has been delayed by months, while its Chinese investors awaited official approval.

The Chief Executive of King Island Scheelite, Nick Lambert, says the company will meet investors in coming weeks to finalise the construction timeline.

"We're a little bit disappointed with the amount of time it's taken to get to this stage, but now it's here we're pretty excited and we're ready to go."

Under the deal, Hunan Nonferrous Metals Corporation will cover half the project's $110million construction pricetag.

Mr Lambert says the company is confident it has not missed the mining boom as a result of the delay.

"The price of tungsten has been holding up pretty well over the past few months where some other commodities have slid a litte bit, so we're still pretty confident that the margins are there," he said.

The mine is expected in full production by mid 2010.

Market closes for Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008:

2008-08-29T08:50:00.000-07:00

Close Change YTD
Dow Jones 11,715.18 +212.67 or +1.85% -11.68%
S&P 500 1,300.68 +19.02 or +1.48% -11.42%
NASDAQ 2,411.64 +29.18 or +1.22% -9.07%
TSX COMP 13,750.48 +219.83 or +1.62% -0.60%
TSX VENT 1963.85 +13.03

BoC Close Today Previous
Canadian $ 0.9507 0.9553
US $ 1.0519 1.0468

Euro Spot Rate Today Previous
Cdn 0.6469 0.6489
Euro 1.5458 1.5410
Gold AM PM
London Gold Fix (US) $832.00 $838.25

Spot Crude Oil Future(US$) $115.59 -$2.56 or -2.17%
Silver 13.71 +0.11
Copper 3.40 -0.04
Nat Gas 8.08 +0.03

News Summary

Bank stocks were responsible for a triple-digit advance on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday as the latest series of earnings reports from the country's big banks encouraged investors, despite dramatically lower profits for most of them.

New York markets also made strong headway thanks to revised figures showing greater than expected U.S. economic growth in the second quarter.

Toronto's S&P/TSX composite index moved up 219.83 points to 13,750.48 on top of Wednesday's 232-point surge. The financial sector was up 4% on hopes that the worst of the writedowns that have slashed profits are over -- a view not shared by all.

"I think that some people are trying to figure out some bottoming process and they might have come in here and come in early -- or they may feel a trading stance is warranted," said Andrew Martyn of Davis Rea Ltd.

"Sometimes it just takes a lack of horrendous news to allow something to fall back up. If you push a spring down hard enough, it will snap back at you almost every time, even one that's pretty rusty and old."

TD Bank shares moved ahead $3.22 to $62.56, despite a huge decline in profitability. Lower net income at its wholesale banking operations -- due to turmoil in the financial markets -- cut its third-quarter profit by 9.6% to $997 million. TD also raised its quarterly dividend to 61 cents from 59 cents per common share.

Royal Bank says its net income in its third quarter fell 10% or $133 million from a year ago to $1.26 billion. Profit was reduced primarily by writedowns at RBC's capital markets arm and by provisions for bad loans and writedowns in its U.S. banking arm. Its shares were $2.83 higher to $48.13.

And National Bank of Canada shares jumped $1.93 to $50.43 after it said its third quarter net income rose to $286 million, up 18% from a year earlier -- a company record for the period.

The TSX Venture Exchange index rose 13.93 points to 1,963.85 while the Canadian dollar was down 0.46 cent to 95.07 cents U.S. as Statistics Canada reported that the country's current account surplus with the rest of the world expanded to $6.8 billion in the second quarter, led by exports of goods.

New York's Dow Jones industrials ran ahead 212.67 points to 11,715.18. The Nasdaq composite index climbed 29.18 points to 2,411.64 while the S&P 500 index added 19.02 points to 1,300.68.

The U.S. Commerce Department reported that gross domestic product increased at a 3.3% annual rate in the April-June quarter. The revised reading was much better than the government's initial estimate of a 1.9% pace and beat economists' expectations for a 2.7% growth rate thanks to higher U.S. exports and tax rebates.

But analysts cautioned the pace will likely slow dramatically later in the year.
"Weighing together likely slowdowns in export growth and consumer spending, and the continued troubles in the banking and housing sectors, forecasters expect GDP growth to slow to about 1.5% in the third quarter and to near zero in the fourth," observed Peter Morici, a business professor at the University of Maryland.

The TSX energy sector finished off earlier lows, about 0.25% despite worries that tropical storm Gustav could threaten oil and natural gas infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico.

The October crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange slid $2.56 to US$115.59 a barrel. But oil prices had moved up for the last three sessions, rising 7% during that time to US$120.50 a barrel earlier in the morning.

Some oil market watchers attributed Thursday's drop to speculation that the U.S. government could release supplies from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to counter any drop in production from Gustav.

On the TSX, advances beat declines 944 to 586 with 243 unchanged as 354.4 million shares traded worth $6.2 billion. (The Canadian Press)

TSX
Most Active

PTC Petaquilla Copper ltd 2.18 0.00 0.00% 14,182,627
GBS GBS Gold International Inc 0.20 -0.17 -45.95% 13,983,545
HEG Homeland Energy Group 1.31 +0.36 +37.89% 12,113,162
UUU Uranium One Inc 4.31 +0.16 +3.86% 11,638,650
BBD.B Bombardier Inc 7.97 +0.35 +4.59% 8,266,846
RY Royal Bank of Canada 48.13 +2.83 +6.25% 7,736,702
BWR Breakwater Resources ltd 0.36 +0.07 +24.56% 4,664,896
ELR Eastern Platinum Ltd 1.57 +0.03 +1.95% 4,405,056
TD Toronto-Dominion Bank 62.56 +3.22 +5.43% 3,864,183
S Sherritt International Corp 9.43 +0.08 +0.86% 3,726,305
BMO Bank of Montreal 46.15 +0.59 +1.29% 3,691,815
YRI Yamana Gold Inc 11.46 +0.01 N/A 3,458,808
ECA EnCana Corp 79.17 +0.49 +0.62% 3,440,095
K Kinross Gold Corp 17.76 +0.31 +1.78% 3,403,990
BCE BCE Inc 40.21 +0.24 +0.60% 3,324,525

TSX Venture
Most Active

KWG KWG Resources Inc 0.04 -0.01 -11.11% 6,704,500
CGK Gold Hawk Resources Inc 0.08 +0.02 +23.08% 4,200,410
HAT Hathor Exploration Ltd 4.04 +0.43 +11.91% 2,638,187
NWT NWT Uranium Corp 0.08 -0.01 -5.88% 1,798,000
VRB VRB Power Systems Inc 0.06 -0.02 -21.43% 1,691,170
SGX Sage Gold Inc 0.16 +0.02 +10.34% 1,667,500
BUK Bridge Resources Corp 0.93 -0.02 -2.11% 1,486,525
MAA MagIndustries Corp 1.96 +0.04 +2.08% 1,353,080
CQV Canadian Imperial Venture Corp 0.05 0.00 0.00% 1,340,800
FOS Phoscan Chemical Corp 1.01 +0.06 +6.32% 1,116,600
TAS Terra Ventures Inc 0.94 +0.02 +2.17% 1,063,825
RPT RPT Uranium Corp 0.23 +0.02 +9.52% 1,059,000
ELE Excelsior Energy Ltd 0.19 -0.01 -2.63% 1,001,008
LGO Largo Resources Ltd 0.43 -0.02 -4.44% 979,100
IBI IBI Corp 0.03 +0.01 +25.00% 870

Trading Halts/Resumptions
Trading Halt - Axmin Inc. - AXM - Company Request Pending News
Trade Resumption - Terra Ventures Inc. - TAS
Trade Resumption - Hathor Exploration Ltd. - HAT
Trade Resumption - Birch Mountain Resources Ltd. - BMD, BMD.DB

New Listings:

Active Growth Capital Inc To Trade On TSX Venture Exchange,CPC, ACK.P , 3,750,250 common shares at 20 cents per share, At the opening Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, the common shares will commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange

Market closes for Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008:

2008-08-28T08:56:00.001-07:00

        Close Change YTD
Dow Jones       11,502.51       +89.64 or +0.79%        -13.29%
S&P 500 1,281.66        +10.15 or +0.80%        -12.71%
NASDAQ 2,382.46        +20.49 or +0.87%        -10.17%
TSX COMP        13,530.65       +231.58 or +1.74%       -2.19%
TSX VENT     1949.92   +7.92
BoC Close       Today   Previous
Canadian $      0.9553 0.9538
US $    1.0468 1.0484

Euro Spot Rate Today   Previous
Cdn     0.6489 0.6515
Euro    1.5410 1.5349

Gold    AM      PM
London Gold Fix (US)    $833.50 $827.00

Spot Crude Oil Future(US$)      $118.25 +$1.98 or +1.70%
Silver                    13.52          +0.05
Copper                   3.44           +0.03
Nat Gas                  8.39           +0.12

News Summary

The Toronto stock market finished sharply higher Wednesday as banks reacted positively to CIBC's earnings report and investors snapped up energy stocks on stronger crude oil prices.

Financials also helped take New York indexes higher, as did a much better showing in durable goods orders in July. Toronto's S&P/TSX composite index moved up 231.58 points to 13,530.65.

The financial sector ran ahead 2.5% after CIBC reported that net income fell to $71 million for the third quarter, down from $835 million for the same period last year as the bank was hit with more losses connected with the American housing sector. Diluted earnings per share were 11 cents, down from $2.31 a year ago.

Still, it was a big improvement from CIBC's $1.1-billion loss in the previous quarter. The bank recorded an after-tax loss of $596 million or $1.56 per share from its structured credit run-off activities and its shares improved $3.04 to $60.10.

"First of all, it's CIBC's first profit in three quarters," said Fred Ketchen, manager of equity trading at Scotia Capital. "It's a lot of relief on the fact that it looks like they have written down almost everything they had to write down. You can assume -- maybe, I hope -- that the worst is perhaps behind CIBC now. And they can move on and get into a profitable business."

The results came on the heels of disappointing earnings reports from Bank of Montreal and Scotiabank on Tuesday. Scotiabank moved up $1.05 to $47.50 and BMO ran ahead $1.62 to $45.56.

The TSX Venture Exchange was up 7.32 points to 1,949.92 while the Canadian dollar moved up 0.15 to 95.53 cents US.
The Dow Jones industrials rose 89.64 points to 11,502.51 after the U.S. Commerce Department reported that durable goods orders jumped a bigger-than-expected 1.3% in July, led by gains in aircraft. Economists had expected a gain of just 0.1%.

Outside of transportation, orders posted a 0.7% increase, surpassing the 0.3% decline analysts had expected.
The Nasdaq composite index moved up 20.49 points to 2,382.46 while the S&P 500 index was up 10.15 points to 1,281.66.
The Toronto energy sector rose almost 2% as the October crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange moved up $1.88 US$118.15 a barrel on worries that Tropical Storm Gustav may disrupt oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

The price also found support from data showing that U.S. crude supplies fell unexpectedly last week.
Petro-Canada said it has restarted a key piece of equipment at an Edmonton refinery that had been shut down in early August, resulting in fuel shortages at gas stations across British Columbia and Alberta and its shares rose 89 cents to $46.99.

Transeuro Energy Corp. and Questerre Energy have announced they are testing the natural gas potential of deep shale the Liard Basin, in northeastern British Columbia.

The two companies are each half-owners of two existing shale gas well, which have been operated by Questerre over the past two years, and plant to drill even deeper wells in the area. Transeuro shares jumped 12.5 cents to 39.5 cents while Questerre shares gained 60 cents to $3.05.

The base metals sector was up 2.2% as Teck Cominco Ltd. advanced $1.11 to $42.50 and Sherritt International headed up 44 cents to $9.35.

The gold sector was also a support, up 2.2% as the December bullion contract on the Nymex rose $5.90 to US$834 an ounce. Barrick Gold Corp. moved up $1.02 to $37.02.

On the TSX, advances beat declines 872 to 622 with 226 unchanged as 336.7 million shares traded worth $6 billion. (The Canadian Press)

TSX

Most Active

PTC     Petaquilla Copper ltd   2.18    0.00    0.00% 12,053,107
UUU     Uranium One Inc 4.15    +0.29 +7.51% 11,136,790
S       Sherritt International Corp     9.35    +0.44 +4.94% 7,542,768
BCE     BCE Inc 39.97 +0.08 +0.20% 6,550,947
BBD.B   Bombardier Inc 7.62    +0.11 +1.46% 6,157,293
GEA     Gold Eagle Mines Ltd    11.94 +0.11 +0.93% 5,283,662
OPC     OPTI Canada Inc 18.16 +0.27 +1.51% 4,878,843
HEG     Homeland Energy Group Ltd       0.95    0.00    0.00% 4,369,700
CM      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce      60.10 +3.04 +5.33% 4,161,255
NEM     Neo Material Technologies Inc 3.15    +0.20 +6.78% 4,022,340
CTI     Chemokine Therapeutics Corp     0.07    -0.01 -6.67% 3,638,265
MFC     Manulife Financial Corp 36.76 +0.81 +2.25% 3,537,258
YRI     Yamana Gold Inc 11.45 +0.23 +2.05% 3,523,324
BNS     Bank of Nova Scotia     47.50 +1.05 +2.26% 3,499,192
G       Goldcorp Inc    35.79 +0.64 +1.82% 3,193,963
QEC     Questerre Energy Corp   3.05    +0.60 +24.49%         3,134,804

TSX Venture

Most Active

GEL     Glass Earth Gold Ltd    0.05    +0.01 +25.00%         5,720,200
OM      OneMove Technologies Inc        0.07    +0.01 +7.69% 4,451,000
TSU     Transeuro Energy Corp   0.40    +0.13 +46.30%         3,873,255
CMM     Century Mining Corp    0.05    +0.01 +25.00%         3,453,385
CNS     Canoro Resources Ltd    0.72    +0.09 +14.29%         2,867,989
PIO     Pioneering Technology Inc       0.02    +0.01 +100.00%        2,722,552
ADD     Arctic Star Diamond Corp        0.12    +0.02 +20.00%         2,109,300
KWG     KWG Resources Inc       0.05    -0.01 -10.00%         1,898,350
LGO     Largo Resources Ltd     0.45    -0.03 -6.25% 1,482,800
WPX     Western Potash Corp     0.71    -0.07 -8.97% 1,375,625
RSG     Searchgold Resources Inc        0.06    +0.01 +9.09% 1,356,500
FGT     Forest Gate Resources Inc       0.04    -0.01 -22.22%         1,260,000
PCQ     Petrolympic Ltd 0.52    +0.10 +23.81%         1,224,800
CCZ     CriticalControl Solutions Corp 0.15    -0.01 -6.25% 1,089,000
SOR     Solana Resources Ltd    4.70    +0.10 +2.17% 1,035,129

Trading Halts/Resumptions

Trade Resumption - SCHNEIDER POWER INC. - SNE (formerly 'Water Capital Inc.' - 'WCP.P')
Trade Resumption - BOWMORE EXPLORATION LTD - BOW (formerly 'Peterborough Capital Corp.' - 'PEC')
Trading Halt - Birch Mountain Resources Ltd. - BMD, BMD.DB - Pending News
Trading Halt/ Trade Resumption - Rusoro Mining Ltd. - RML
Trading Halt/ Trade Resumption - Gold Reserve Inc. - GRZ
Trading Halt - Terra Ventures Inc. - TAS - Pending News
Trading Halt - Hathor Exploration Ltd. - HAT - Pending News
Trade Resumption - Gammon Gold Inc. - GAM

Sources include Advisors.ca, tmxmoney.com, Canadian Press, Yahoo Finance,
Stockhouse.com , Canoe.ca

Market closes for Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008

2008-08-27T08:17:00.001-07:00

        Close Change YTD
Dow Jones       11,412.87       +26.62 or +0.23%        -13.96%
S&P 500 1,271.51        +4.67 or +0.37% -13.41%
NASDAQ 2,361.97        -3.62 or -0.15% -10.95%
TSX COMP        13,299.07       +10.11 or +0.08%        -3.86%
TSX VENT       1942.60    +2.59

BoC Close       Today   Previous
Canadian $      0.9538 0.9516
US $    1.0484 1.0509

Euro Spot Rate Today   Previous
Cdn     0.6515 0.6450
Euro    1.5349 1.5505

Gold    AM      PM
London Gold Fix (US)    $809.75 $827.00

Spot Crude Oil Future(US$)      $116.25 +$1.14 or +0.99%
Silver                   13.56             -0.02
Copper                  3.42             -0.05
Nat Gas                  8.29             EVEN

News Summary:

The Toronto stock market closed little changed Tuesday as energy stocks advanced alongside oil prices, but bank stocks softened following earnings disappointments from two of Canada's big banks.

Meanwhile, New York markets were mainly higher following Monday's sharp losses despite the pop in oil prices, more dreadful housing news and indications from the U.S. Federal Reserve that interest rates could be headed higher.

Toronto's S&P/TSX composite index rose 10.11 points to 13,299.07 while investors also considered indications of yet lower economic growth.

The Bank of Nova Scotia shares fell $1.19 to $46.45 as profits fell by 2% to $1.01 billion in the third quarter on credit losses and lower capital markets revenue. Its shares

And shares in Bank of Montreal closed down 12 cents to $43.94 after the bank reported that profit fell 21% from a year ago to $521 million. CIBC reports Wednesday and its shares gave back 85 cents to $57.06.

Elsewhere in the sector, National Bank of Canada said it would sell its majority stake in Asset Management Finance Corp. to Credit Suisse Group. It expects a $65-million gain on transaction. National shares backed off 66 cents to $46.86.

The TSX Venture Exchange edged up 2.59 points to 1,942.6 while the Canadian dollar was up 0.22 cent to 95.38 cents US.
New York's Dow Jones industrials moved up 26.62 points to 11,412.87 after concerns about U.S. banks took the blue chip index down 242 points.

The Nasdaq composite index was off 3.62 points to 2,361.97 while the S&P 500 index up 4.67 points to 1,271.51 after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's August meeting indicated that most Fed officials didn't believe that the central bank's key interest rate was too low given harder-to-get credit conditions straining consumers and businesses alike.

And looking ahead, the next direction for rates is probably up, according to the documents.
On the economic front, the U.S. Commerce Department reported that sales of new homes posted an unexpected gain in July as heavily discounted properties enticed cautious house hunters to become home buyers. Sales rose by 2.4%.

At the same time, the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index tumbled a record 15.4% during the quarter from the same period a year ago.

In Canada, the Bank of Canada suggested that second-quarter growth will now be even weaker than the tepid 0.8% projection it made last month.

The TSX energy sector rose 1.4% as oil prices climbed on concerns Hurricane Gustav may disrupt oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

The October crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange moved up $1.16 to US$116.27 a barrel and EnCana Corp. climbed $2.45 to $77.60 and Canadian Natural Resources advanced $1.45 to $87.55. In New York, ExxonMobil advanced $1.24 to US$79.95.

The information technology sector also weighed on the TSX, losing 1.5% with Nortel Networks down 39 cents to $5.85.
The Toronto base metals sector was down slightly even as Australia-based mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd. said Tuesday that half-year profit more than doubled to a record US$6.91 billion on strong demand from China for iron, aluminum and other metals.

On the TSX, declines beat advances 778 to 724 with 216 unchanged as 298 million shares traded worth $4.9 billion. (The Canadian Press)

TSX
Most Active

PTC     Petaquilla Copper ltd   2.18    +0.29 +15.34%         16,188,075
UUU     Uranium One Inc 3.86    +0.34 +9.66% 11,279,233
ELR     Eastern Platinum Ltd    1.51    -0.07 -4.43% 7,553,468
GEA     Gold Eagle Mines Ltd    11.83 -0.01 N/A     7,256,339
NT      Nortel networks Corp    5.85    -0.39 -6.25% 5,207,680
BBD.B Bombardier Inc 7.51    +0.15 +2.04% 4,640,098
S       Sherritt International Corp     8.91    -0.34 -3.68% 4,210,059
YRI     Yamana Gold Inc 11.22 -0.18 -1.58% 3,953,832
BMO     Bank of Montreal        43.94 -0.12 -0.27% 3,624,543
CJB     ConjuChem Biotechnologies Inc   0.11    -0.01 -4.35% 3,562,440
BCE     BCE Inc 39.89 +0.01 N/A     3,121,268
BNS     Bank of Nova Scotia     46.45 -1.19 -2.50% 3,050,295
G       Goldcorp Inc    35.36 -0.01 N/A     2,913,993
RY      Royal Bank of Canada    44.13 -1.01 -2.24% 2,637,079
SU      Suncor Energy Inc       59.15 -0.17 -0.29% 2,579,286

TSX Venture
Most Active

CMM     Century Mining Corp    0.04    -0.01 -11.11%         8,780,750
PLL     Palladon Ventures Ltd   0.67    +0.07 +11.67%         2,701,666
BBP     Bayou Bend Petroleum Ltd        0.31    -0.02 -4.62% 1,666,875
GEL     Glass Earth Gold Ltd    0.04    -0.03 -38.46%         1,629,800
HAT     Hathor Exploration Ltd 3.58    +0.23 +6.87% 1,381,058
KWG     KWG Resources Inc       0.05    0.00    0.00% 1,302,500
FGT     Forest Gate Resources Inc       0.05    0.00    0.00% 1,181,000
LEC     Lignol Energy Corp      0.31    -0.06 -16.22%         1,175,000
NRS     Norwood Resources Ltd   1.00    0.00    0.00% 1,116,500
FO      Falcon Oil & Gas ltd    0.83    0.00    0.00% 1,077,358
BOB     Global Hunter Corp      0.07    -0.03 -26.32%         1,068,000
ROI     Route 1 Inc     0.04    -0.01 -12.50%         1,067,500
SOR     Solana Resources Ltd    4.60    +0.30 +6.98% 997,455
LST.H   Landmark Global Financial Corp 0.01    -0.01 -66.67%         971,889
SLG     Sterling Resources Ltd 2.20    +0.19 +9.45% 876,034

Trading Halts/Resumptions:

Trade Resumption - PANDA CAPITAL INC. - PDA.P
Trade Resumption - PROSPECTOR CONSOLIDATED RESOURCES INC. - PRR
Trade Resumption - AXIOTRON CORP. - AXO (formerly 'Vendome Capital Corp.' - 'VCC.H')
Trade Resumption - 540 CAPITAL CORP. - FA.P
Trading Halt/ Trade Resumption - Rubicon Minerals Corp. - RMX
Trade Resumption - Lomiko Res Ltd. - LMR
Trade Resumption - Kingsway Financial - KFS

New Listings
Claymore Global Infrastructure ETF To Trade On Toronto Stock Exchange,ETF, CIF CIF.A , 100,000 common units (the “Common Units”) and 50,000 advisor class units (the “Advisor Class Units”) of the Claymore ETF (collectively, the “Units”), all of which will be issued and outstanding, upon the completion of an initial public offering. The Units will be posted for trading at the opening on August 27, 2008.

Alston Ventures Inc. To Trade On TSX Venture Exchange, CPC, ALO.P , 1,217,500 common shares at $0.20 per share, At the opening August 27, 2008, the Common shares will commence trading on TSX Venture Exchange.

Sources include Advisors.ca, tmxmoney.com, Canadian Press, Yahoo Finance,
Stockhouse.com , Canoe.ca

Market closes for Monday, Aug. 25, 2008:

2008-08-26T08:29:00.001-07:00

        Close Change YTD
Dow Jones       11,386.25       -241.81 or -2.08%       -14.16%
S&P 500 1,266.84        -25.36or -1.96% -12.00%
NASDAQ 2,365.59        -49.12 or -2.03%        -10.81%
TSX COMP        13,288.96       -158.33 or -1.18%       -3.93%
TSX VENT     1940.01     -11.62
BoC Close       Today   Previous
Canadian $      0.9516 0.9537
US $    1.0509 1.0486

Euro Spot Rate Today   Previous
Cdn     0.6450 0.6455
Euro    1.5505 1.5491

Gold    AM      PM
London Gold Fix (US)    $830.00 $824.00

Spot Crude Oil Future(US$)      $115.17 +$0.58 or +0.51%
Silver                  13.46            +0.09
Copper                  3.46            EVEN
Nat Gas                7.91            +0.09

News Summary:

Worries about the financial sector helped send North American stock markets sharply lower Monday. Toronto's S&P/TSX composite index dropped 158.33 points to 13,288.96 as the TSX financial sector was down 1.77% ahead of quarterly earnings coming out this week from the big Canadian banks.

New York's Dow Jones industrial average fell 241.81 points to 11,386.25. The Nasdaq composite index moved down 49.12 points to 2,365.59 while the S&P 500 index gave back 25.36 points to 1,266.84.

"I think the key here of course is that the retail banking operations of these banks at least remain stable because that, to me, is the backbone of these banks," said Gareth Watson, associate director and Canadian equity adviser at Scotia Capital. "A lot of the problems that have occurred have been more on the investment banking side and so retail banking is going to be something which should be focused on."

Bank of Montreal fell 88 cents to $44.06 while Scotiabank gave back 96 cents to $47.64. Both banks report earnings Tuesday.

The TSX Venture Exchange slipped 11.62 points to 1,940.01 while the Canadian dollar drifted 0.21 of a cent lower to 95.16 cents US.

In New York, AIG was the steepest decliner among the 30 stocks that make up the Dow industrials after a Credit Suisse analyst cut his price target on the huge insurer. Also, Fitch Ratings warned last week that it might cut its ratings on the company. AIG shares were down $1.09 to US$18.78.

Falling oil stocks also kept a lid on the TSX as oil prices steadied after tumbling almost US$7 on Friday.
The energy sector receded 0.6% as the October crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange gained 52 cents to US$115.11 a barrel with Petro-Canada down 60 cents to $46.15 while Suncor Energy fell $1.04 to $59.32.

Precision Drilling Trust units fell 99 cents to $21.24 after the company said it has reached a deal to buy Houston-based gas driller Grey Wolf, Inc. in exchange for the equivalent of C$2.1 billion in cash and equity.

The deal gives Precision land drilling operations in virtually every oil and gas basin in the lower 48 United States and Canada, and an emerging presence in Mexico.

The TSX industrial sector stepped back 1.2% with Canadian National Railway off 40 cents to $52.78. The railway said Monday it has addressed the local concerns of one of the communities along the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway line that it wants to buy in order to improve its operations in the Chicago area.

CN says that its deal with Joliet will include a significant investment in track improvements and roadway features along the route through the city -- so long as the deal goes through.

On the TSX, declines beat advances 867 to 616 with 222 unchanged as 226.6 million shares traded worth $3.9 billion. (The Canadian Press)

TSX
Most Active

Q       Q9 Networks Inc 16.73 +3.71 +28.49%         5,957,615
ELR     Eastern Platinum Ltd    1.58    0.00    0.00% 4,430,929
BBD.B   Bombardier Inc 7.36    -0.29 -3.79% 4,201,624
CJB     ConjuChem Biotechnologies Inc   0.12    +0.02 +21.05%         4,127,500
YRI     Yamana Gold Inc 11.40 +0.03 +0.26% 3,635,505
GEA     Gold Eagle Mines Ltd    11.84 +0.08 +0.68% 2,996,169
CSM     Central Sun Mining Inc 0.67    +0.07 +11.67%         2,990,126
G       Goldcorp Inc    35.16 +0.08 +0.23% 2,913,246
UUU     Uranium One Inc 3.52    -0.05 -1.40% 2,830,079
VT      Viterra Inc     11.15 -0.20 -1.76% 2,677,952
ELD     Eldorado Gold Corp      8.09    +0.07 +0.87% 2,536,834
BCE     BCE Inc 39.88 -0.01 N/A     2,431,697
PD.UN   Precision Drilling Trust        21.24 -0.99 -4.45% 2,386,323
K       Kinross Gold Corp       17.18 -0.20 -1.15% 2,289,940
ABX     Barrick Gold Corp       36.08 -0.23 -0.63% 2,277,149

TSX Venture:
Most Active

KWG     KWG Resources Inc       0.05    +0.01 +25.00%         5,912,000
GNO     Genoil Inc      0.21    -0.01 -2.33% 2,558,445
BDO     Bordeaux Energy Inc     0.03    +0.01 +25.00%         1,657,000
LGO     Largo Resources Ltd     0.50    -0.04 -7.41% 1,588,892
ADD     Arctic Star Diamond Corp        0.11    +0.02 +16.67%         1,368,000
VRB     VRB Power Systems Inc   0.08    -0.02 -21.05%         1,344,900
VGN     Greencastle Resources Ltd       0.35    -0.02 -4.11% 1,286,980
AAM     Atacama Minerals Corp   0.91    -0.04 -4.21% 1,266,800
DOT     DOT Resources Ltd       0.03    -0.02 -33.33%         902,478
BBP     Bayou Bend Petroleum Ltd        0.33    +0.01 +1.56% 868,234
HAT     Hathor Exploration Ltd 3.35    -0.15 -4.29% 786,166
VCG     VenCan Gold Corp        0.05    +0.01 +11.11%         719,300
SPQ     Spider Resources Inc    0.07    -0.01 -6.67% 709,900
AAE     AAER Inc        0.19    -0.03 -11.63%         699,800
MAA     MagIndustries Corp      1.96    -0.06 -2.97% 645,96

Trading Halts/Resumptions
Trading Halt - Kingsway Financial Services Inc. - KFS - Pending News
Trading Halt/ Trade Resumption - Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. - FO
Trading Halt/ Trade Resumption - Terra Ventures Inc. - TAS
Trading Halt/ Trade Resumption - Hathor Exploration Ltd. - HAT
Trading Halt - Lomiko Res Ltd. - LMR - Pending News
Trading Halt - Chrysalis Capital VII Corporation - SEV.P - Pending News

Sources include Advisors.ca, tmxmoney.com, Canadian Press, Yahoo Finance,
Stockhouse.com , Canoe.ca

Market closes for Friday, Aug. 22, 2008:

2008-08-25T08:32:00.001-07:00

        Close Change YTD
Dow Jones       11,627.00       +196.79 or +1.72%       -12.35%
S&P 500 1,292.20        +14.48 or +1.13%        -12.00%
NASDAQ 2,414.71        +34.33 or +1.44%        -8.96%
TSX COMP        13,447.29       -91.93 or -0.68%        -2.79%
TSX VENT      1951.63   +1.95
BoC Close       Today   Previous
Canadian $      0.9537 0.9579
US $    1.0486 1.0440

Euro Spot Rate Today   Previous
Canadian $      0.6455 0.6432
Euro    1.5491 1.5547

Gold    AM      PM
London Gold Fix (US)    $830.00 $824.00

Spot Crude Oil Future(US$)      $114.77 -$6.41 or -5.29%

Silver               13.48     -0.25

Copper 3.46 -0.08

Nat Gas 7.84 -0.41

News Summary:

The Toronto stock market closed lower Friday as commodity stocks retreated, particularly in the energy sector, after two days of strong gains.

The oil and gas stocks were the biggest decliners as crude oil pulled back from Thursday's big runup.
Toronto's S&P/TSX composite index moved down 91.93 points to 13,447.29 after a burst of higher oil prices helped send the main index up almost 500 points in the previous two sessions.

"What has really led a lot of this is the commodity prices having a bit of a bounce -- and we have had a pretty serious correction in those prices," observed Julie Brough, vice president at Morgan, Meighen and Associates. "You do tend to get a bounce off the bottom of those -- and that's what we're seeing."

The Toronto market had a rare positive week, gaining 350.59 points or 2.67% on rising mining and energy stocks. It was only the second positive week in the past nine weeks.

The TSX Venture Exchange added 1.95 points to 1,951.63, while the Canadian dollar was off 0.42 cent to 95.37 cents U.S.

The drop in crude, combined with hopes that investment bank Lehman Brothers will be sold, helped send New York markets higher.

New York's Dow Jones industrial average gained 197.85 points to 11,628.06. The Nasdaq composite index moved up 34.33 points to 2,414.71 while the S&P 500 index rose 14.48 points to 1,292.2.

Investors were focused on the financial sector after the Globe and Mail cited a Royal Bank of Canada memo to brokers that it is in settlement talks with U.S. regulators over its role in the troubled market for auction-rate securities.

The market for these securities, whose rates were reset at periodic auctions, collapsed in February.
New York Attorney-General Andrew Cuomo has already forced seven other banks to buy back almost $50-billion worth of auction-rate securities from small investors and pay $360-million in fines. Royal shares were ahead 72 cents to $46.

Also, CI Financial Income Fund confirmed it has had discussions with a number of parties concerning possible strategic combinations. Its shares ran ahead $1.14 to $22.11

Overall, the TSX financial sector rose 1.35% as investors brace for the big banks to deliver quarterly earnings reports next week. Other advancers included CIBC, ahead 95 cents to $59.38.

Elsewhere in the financial sector, investors were digesting a media report that Korea Development Bank is considering buying investment bank Lehman Brothers. Its shares gained 69 cents $ to US$14.41.

"If JPMorgan can get Bear Stearns for US$10 (a share), who says (the Korean bank) can't get Lehman Brothers at a crazy discount?" Brough said.

The Toronto energy sector fell 2.35% as the price of oil surrendered all of Thursday's US$5.62 advance on a weak U.S. dollar. The greenback revived Friday and the October crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange moved down $6.59 to US$114.59 a barrel.

The gold sector moved down 3% as the December bullion contract in New York declined $5.50 to US$833.50. The base metals sector declined 1% as HudBay Minerals shrank 29 cents to $11.11.

In other corporate news, Russian conglomerate OAO Severstal plans to acquire a US$1.3-billion Pennsylvania coal business through a transaction that involves the purchase of a Canadian-listed corporation.

Severstal Resources is offering C$8.30 per share for Penfold Capital Acquisition Corp., in order to acquire PBS Coals Corp, a private company registered in British Columbia which mines metallurgical and thermal coal in Pennsylvania. Penfold hasn't traded since May 14 and its stock is worth 21 cents.

On the TSX, declines beat advances 787 to 636 with 253 unchanged as 273 million shares traded worth $4.5 billion. (THE CANADIAN PRESS

TSX
Most Active

SCP     Sprott Resource Corp    3.43    -0.02 -0.58% 10,061,465
ELR     Eastern Platinum Ltd    1.58    -0.03 -1.86% 8,139,348
LUN     Lundin Mining Corp      5.26    -0.06 -1.13% 6,549,596
YRI     Yamana Gold Inc 11.37 -0.63 -5.25% 5,589,201
TIM     Timminco Ltd    15.90 +0.91 +6.07% 3,794,875
BCE      BCE Inc        39.89 -0.01 -0.03% 3,778,224
NXY     Nexen Inc       33.04 -0.28 -0.84% 3,509,613
G       Goldcorp Inc    35.08 -1.43 -3.92% 3,308,507
BBD.B   Bombardier Inc 7.65    +0.13 +1.73% 3,224,669
S       Sherritt International Corp     9.54    -0.15 -1.55% 3,210,564
TLM     Talisman Energy Inc     18.42 -0.79 -4.11% 3,157,144
ACU     African Cooper PLC      0.20    +0.01 +2.56% 2,891,000
K       Kinross Gold Corp       17.38 -0.66 -3.66% 2,861,902
ABX     Barrick Gold Corp       36.31 -1.19 -3.17% 2,823,072
KRY     Crystallex International Corp   1.20    -0.02 -1.64% 2,809,785

TSX Venture
Most Active

SWN     Selwyn Resources Ltd    0.13    0.00    0.00% 2,965,124
GAP     PharmaGap Inc   0.15    +0.03 +25.00%         2,753,700
SPQ     Spider Resources Inc    0.08    +0.01 +15.38%         1,292,500
MAA     MagIndustries Corp      2.02    -0.07 -3.35% 1,149,320
PBR     Probe Resources Ltd     0.74    +0.12 +19.35%         1,125,125
KWG     KWG Resources Inc       0.04    0.00    0.00% 1,101,000
ANM      Antares Minerals Inc   2.30    +0.04 +1.77% 1,096,820
PXX     Pearl Exploration and Production Ltd    1.69    -0.01 -0.59% 940,941
CEN     Coastal Energy Company 3.00    0.00    0.00% 906,300
NAG     North American Gem Inc 0.18    0.00    0.00% 904,500
SYA     Syscan International Inc        0.04    +0.02 +100.00%        757,000
VGN     Greencastle Resources Ltd       0.37    +0.04 +10.61%         713,200
ZPP     Zongshen PEM Power Systems Inc 1.17    +0.11 +10.38%         640,750
PDE     Palo Duro Energy Inc    0.12    -0.01 -4.00% 590,500
PCQ     Petrolympic Ltd 0.41    -0.04 -8.89% 553,100

Trading Halts/Resumptions:

Trade Resumption - COUNTERPATH CORPORATION - CCV
Trading Halt/Trade Resumption - Coro Mining Corp. - COP
Trade Resumption - La Imperial Resources Inc. - LAMP
Trading Halt/ Trade Resumption - CIX Split Corp. - CXC & CXC.PR.A
Trading Halt /Trade Resumption - CI Financial Income Fund - CIX.UN

Sources include Advisors.ca, tmxmoney.com, Canadian Press, Yahoo Finance,
Stockhouse.com , Canoe.ca

Market closes for Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008:

2008-08-22T08:37:00.001-07:00

        Close Change YTD
Dow Jones       11,429.81       +12.38 or +0.11%        -13.83%
S&P 500 1,277.72        +3.18 or +0.25% -12.98%
NASDAQ 2,380.38        -8.70 or -0.36% -10.25%
TSX COMP        13,539.22       +172.69 or +1.29%       -2.12%
TSX VENT      1949.68     +29.93
BoC Close       Today   Previous
Canadian $      0.9579 0.9423
US $    1.0440 1.0612

Euro Spot Rate Today   Previous
Canadian $      0.6432 0.6390
Euro    1.5547 1.5648
Gold    AM      PM
London Gold Fix (US)    $821.00 $833.50

Spot Crude Oil Future(US$)      $121.32 +$5.76 or +4.98%
Silver                    13.76           +0.51
Copper                    3.54           +0.14
Nat Gas                   8.29           -0.04

News Summary:

The Toronto stock market surged almost 200 points Thursday as investors bought up commodity stocks for a second day, encouraged by a sharp runup in the price of crude oil.

Toronto's S&P/TSX composite index moved up 189.08 points to 13,539.22 after rising commodity stocks contributed to a 286-point jump on Wednesday.

The TSX Venture Exchange gained 29.93 points to 1,949.68 while higher crude prices and a weak American dollar took the Canadian dollar up 1.56 cents to 95.79 cents U.S.

"Given the significant rally in the U.S. dollar that has taken place over the last two and a half weeks, I think the market has gotten a little bit over extended here and we've entered into a bit of a corrective phase," George Davis, chief technical analyst at RBC Capital Markets, said of the U.S. dollar.

"For the most part, the main catalyst still comes back to price action in the commodity markets and with a substantial spike higher in oil today, we're seeing not only the U.S. dollar weaken off against the major currencies, but that's been a benefit for the Canadian dollar given the positive correlation between crude and the loonie."

Investors also took in news of higher inflation. Statistics Canada reported that higher energy prices helped send the consumer price index in July up 3.4%, which was in line with expectations and up from 3.1% in June.

Analysts noted that an 8.8% pop in natural gas prices was the big factor driving energy prices in the month.
American indexes closed mainly higher as energy companies advanced and early losses were pared in the financial sector.

New York's Dow Jones industrials moved up 12.78 points to 11,430.21.
The Nasdaq composite index fell 8.7 points to 2,380.38 while the S&P 500 index moved up 3.18 points to 1,277.72.
A weak U.S. dollar helped take the October crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange up $5.62 to US$121.18 a barrel. The spike in prices comes after oil fell sharply after hitting a record high of just over US$147 on July 11, closing just below US$113 earlier this week.

"I think oil prices are finding some sort of base," said Duncan Anderson, portfolio manager at MFC Global Investment.
"And we do have some issues going on now _ the U.S. dollar declining again on the back of (mortgage financiers) Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and this potential bailout."

Tensions with Russia about a deal between Washington and Poland to install a missile defence system in Eastern Europe _ seen as a threat by Moscow _ and the continued presence of Russia in Georgia also contributed to the bullish mood.

The TSX energy sector ran up 2.15% as EnCana Corp. improved $1.44 to $77.56 and Suncor Energy gained $1.89 to $61.78 and in New York, ExxonMobil ran ahead $1.54 to US$80.35.

There was more nervousness around financial stocks after an analyst from Citigroup cut earnings per share estimates for investment banks Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley on the likelihood of further writedowns.

"You're going to have everyone fearful of the unknown and fearful of bigger writedowns until we see some concrete evidence that the writedowns are slowing, (and) some evidence that U.S. house price declines are slowing," Anderson said.

The Toronto financial sector was well off early lows, down 0.5% with Bank of Montreal down 46 cents to $44.33 and CIBC gave back 90 cents to $58.43.

In New York, investment bank Lehman Brothers came back from an 8.7% loss to close down a penny to US$13.72 after being upgraded to Buy from Neutral at brokerage firm Ladenburg Thalmann.

The base metals sector was up 2.95% and HudBay Minerals was up 39 cents to $11.40.
The gold sector moved up 5.1% as the December bullion contract in New York gained $22.70 to US$839 an ounce. Goldcorp Inc. headed $2.16 higher to $36.51 and Kinross Gold Corp. improved $1.35 to $18.04.

Telecom stocks also provided solid lift as Telus Corp. gained $1.15 to $40.05.
In other corporate news, Nortel Networks Corp. shares were ahead nine cents to $6.42 after it said it has acquired DiamondWare, whose technology has been used in U.S. military tactical intercom systems, in a deal worth up to US$10 million.

On the TSX, advances beat declines 936 to 616 with 188 unchanged as 373 million shares traded worth $6.4 billion. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)

TSX
Most Active

VT      Viterra Inc.    11.30 -0.10 -0.88% 8,510,646
YRI     Yamana Gold Inc 12.00 +0.83 +7.43% 8,411,668
ELR     Eastern Platinum Ltd    1.61    +0.12 +8.05% 7,918,522
BWR     Breakwater Resources Ltd        0.27    +0.03 +12.50%         5,896,734
HBM     HudBay Minerals Inc     11.40 +0.39 +3.54% 5,585,443
BBD.B   Bombardier Inc 7.52    +0.01 +0.13% 5,532,030
K       Kinross Gold Corp       18.04 +1.35 +8.09% 5,228,160
UTS     UTS Energy Corp 4.12    +0.03 +0.73% 5,063,880
S       Sherritt International Corp     9.69    +0.12 +1.25% 4,995,067
G       Goldcorp Inc    36.51 +2.16 +6.29% 4,980,531
ABX     Barrick Gold Corp       37.50 +1.80 +5.04% 4,615,885
PEG     Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp    10.35 +0.48 +4.86% 4,570,227
NXY     Nexen Inc       33.32 +0.58 +1.77% 4,010,174
UUU     Uranium One Inc 3.70    -0.05 -1.33% 3,956,363
SU      Suncor Energy Inc       61.78 +1.89 +3.16% 3,708,995

TSX Venture
Most Active

SWN     Selwyn Resources Ltd    0.10    0.00    0.00% 3,210,000
FGT     Forest Gate Resources Inc       0.06    +0.01 +10.00%         2,618,800
ANM     Antares Minerals Inc    2.26    -0.29 -11.37%         2,618,600
SHH     Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc 0.10    +0.03 +35.71%         2,198,900
CQV     Canadian Imperial Venture Corp 0.05    0.00    0.00% 2,067,518
IB      International Berylium Corp     0.25    +0.05 +25.00%         1,948,700
ROH     Rochester Energy Corp   0.11    +0.03 +37.50%         1,668,500
BUK     Bridge Resources Corp   0.95    +0.07 +7.95% 1,659,900
MAA     MagIndustries Corp      2.09    +0.05 +2.45% 1,622,515
PHO     Photon Control Inc      0.02    -0.01 -20.00%         1,529,500
BDO     Bordeaux Energy Inc     0.05    0.00    0.00% 1,339,538
ZPP     Zongsheb PEM Systems    1.06    +0.16 +17.78%         1,253,520
TRX     Terrane Metals Corp     0.32    -0.02 -5.97% 1,107,530
KWG     KWG Resources Inc       0.04    +0.01 +14.29%         1,083,000
SOR     Solana Resources Ltd    4.42    +0.27 +6.51% 1,078,813

Trading Halts/Resumptions:
Trade Resumption - MEADOW BAY CAPITAL CORPORATION - MAY (formerly Meadow Bay Capital Corporation - MAY.P
Trading Halt - Westcore Energy Ltd. - WTR.P - Pending News

New Listings:

Claymore Global Real Estate ETF To Trade On Toronto Stock Exchange, CGR, CGR.A, The Units will be posted for trading at the opening on August 25, 2008.

Rattlesnake Ventures Inc. To Trade On TSX Venture Exchange, CPC, RVI.P , 2,500,000 common shares at $0.10 per share,At the opening Friday, August 22, 2008 the Common Shares will commence trading on TSX Venture Exchange.

Sources include Advisors.ca, tmxmoney.com, Canadian Press, Yahoo Finance,
Stockhouse.com , Canoe.ca
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Geodex Begins Drilling At Five Mount Pleasant Targets

2008-08-21T10:10:00.001-07:00

2008-08-20 14:02 ET - News Release

Mr. Jack Maris reports

Geodex Starts Drill Program on Five Target Areas in the Mount Pleasant Camp, New Brunswick

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--( Aug. 20, 2008) - Geodex Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GXM)(FRANKFURT:G2W) (the 'Company') is pleased to announce that drilling has started on five tungsten, tin, molybdenum and indium prospects in the Mount Pleasant camp in southwestern New Brunswick. Some of these are historical occurrences and all have been explored and/or drilled by the Company in recent years. They generally surround the former underground Mount Pleasant mine which is host to two main multi-element zones of mineralization, the Fire Tower and North Zones.

2007 drill results from four of these target areas (MPW project) were discussed in a Geodex News Release of June 25, 2008. The four comprised Pughole, Kedron, McDougall Inlet and Pleasant Ridge. Readers are referred to this News Release for details of each of these prospects. Along with the development program at its Sisson Brook tungsten-molybdenum-copper project north of Fredericton (see the recent News Release of June 5, 2008), the richly-endowed MPW area surrounding the former Mount Pleasant mine has been a major focus of the Company's exploration efforts in New Brunswick.

As part of its 2008 exploration program in the area, the Company has planned 6000 m of drilling on the MPW project, starting immediately. Planned distribution of footage and sequence of drill testing will be as follows: Kedron Claim group (2 holes), Piskahegan West (4 holes), Pughole property (10 holes), McDougall Inlet (2 holes) and True Hill (2 holes). Hole targeting is based on previously reported drill results, complemented by 2008 gravity data, extended soil sampling programs and trenching. The newly-discovered Piskahegan West target area is a particularly promising 1 km by 2 km zone of multi-element soil anomalies with coincident gravity lows, thought to represent granite cupolas similar to those at the Mount Pleasant mine.

Geodex concluded a Participation Agreement with Teck Cominco Limited (TCL) in 2007 (see News Release of May 22, 2007) to ensure long term exploration of these and other targets in the camp. The agreement allows for a two-stage option arrangement whereby Teck Cominco can earn up to a 65% interest in any of the properties by spending an aggregate $21.5 million over a period up to nine years. Prior to Teck Cominco's election to initiate the first stage of the option agreement, it participated in a private placement to Geodex in 2007 and agreed to provide Geodex with a $1.0 million convertible note to advance exploration. This money will be drawn down in the next few months to fund the drilling program outlined above.

Background

The MPW land package (595 claims) was assembled in 2006 by virtue of independent staking and six option agreements to explore a series of showings and exploration targets in a 10 km by 20 km area surrounding the old Mount Pleasant mine. Most are historical occurrences dating back to the period preceding the brief operation of the mine in the mid-1980s. Geodex has advanced exploration on many of these showings and discovered several new occurrences since 2006. All are multi-element lode-style prospects containing combinations of tin, tungsten, molybdenum, zinc, copper and indium, in character similar to those seen at the former mine. A comprehensive suite of minor strategic elements is present in this camp, the most significant and valuable of which is indium. Normally a mining by-product, grades in the Mount Pleasant camp suggest this to be one region where stand-alone indium deposits are possible.

Warrants

Geodex Minerals Ltd. ("Geodex") announces that it is reducing the exercise price of 739,798 outstanding warrants from $1.65 to $1.15. The warrants were issued pursuant to a private placement in January, 2008 and will expire January 30, 2009.

The warrant exercise price amendment is subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.

Disclaimer

Certain information regarding the Company contained in this press release may constitute forward looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements may include estimates, plans, opinions, forecasts, projections or other statements that are not statements of fact. Although the Company believes that expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. The Company cautions that actual performance will be affected by a number of factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control, and that future events and results may vary substantially from what the Company currently foresees.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

GEODEX MINERALS LTD.

Jack M. Maris, President

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of this release.

For more information, please view the Website: www.geodexminerals.com

Market closes for Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008:

2008-08-21T08:35:00.001-07:00

        Close Change YTD
Dow Jones       11,417.43       +68.88 or +0.61%        -13.93%
S&P 500 1,274.55        +7.85or +0.62% -13.20%
NASDAQ 2,389.08        +4.72 or +0.20% -9.92%
TSX COMP        13,350.14       +286.29 or +2.19%       -3.49%
TSX VENT       1919.75            +18.02

BoC Close       Today   Previous
Canadian $      0.9423 0.9425
US $    1.0612 1.0610

Euro Spot Rate Today   Previous
Canadian $      0.6390 0.6374
Euro    1.5648 1.5689
Gold    AM      PM
London Gold Fix (US)    $806.75 $815.75

Spot Crude Oil Future(US$)      $114.98 +$0.45 or +0.39%
Silver                 13.26            +0.22
Copper                 3.40             -0.03
Nat Gas                8.09             EVEN

News Summary:
The Toronto stock market surged almost 300 points Wednesday as investors snapped up energy stocks after U.S. inventory data showed a bigger than expected drawdown of gasoline stocks last week.

New York markets revived late in the day to move ahead as the financial sector improved despite mounting worry over mortgage backers Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and investors found some relief from an earnings report from Hewlett Packard.

Toronto's S&P/TSX composite index advanced 286.29 points to 13,350.14 with all sectors in the black. The TSX Venture Exchange gained 18.02 points to 1,919.75, while the Canadian dollar declined 0.02 of a cent at 94.23 cents US as Statistics Canada reported that June retail sales met expectations, rising 0.5% on the month.

However, analysts pointed out that all of the strength was attributable to higher prices, particularly for gasoline. The volume of retail sales actually fell 0.4% in June, with much of the weakness concentrated in the auto sector.

The agency also announced that the leading indicator, a forecast of economic activity, was unchanged for a second straight month in July.

New York's Dow Jones industrial average closed up 68.88 points to 11,417.43, helped by Hewlett-Packard which reported a 14% increase in third-quarter profit and a better than expected fourth-quarter outlook. Shares of the Dow component ran ahead $2.47 to $46.16.

The Nasdaq composite index gained 4.72 points to 2,389.08, while the S&P 500 index moved ahead 7.85 points to 1,274.54.

The TSX energy sector ran up 4.5% even as U.S. gasoline inventories dropped by six million barrels last week, about double the amount expected. But data also showed a much bigger than expected runup in oil inventories last week.

The burst in the energy sector also came amid news that Newfoundland and Labrador has given the green light to the $5-billion Hebron offshore oil project.

And there were also reports that Berskshire Hathaway head Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates were touring the oilsands around Fort Murray, Alta., earlier in the week.

The September crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange was volatile following the release of the supply data and closed up 45 cents to US$114.98 a barrel after going as high as US$117.03 before the release of the data and as low as US$112.61.

The Toronto financial sector moved up 1.2% after falling earlier in the morning along with U.S. financials on a growing conviction that the U.S. government will have to bail out government sponsored mortgage enterprises Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

Freddie Mac shares tumbled 92 cents to US$3.25 while Fannie Mae shares plunged $1.61 to US$4.40.
The sector has been weak ahead of the release of quarterly earnings by the big Canadian banks starting next week. Scotiabank was up 70 cents to $47.80 and TD Bank was ahead 73 cents to $59.73.

On the TSX, advances beat declines 868 to 671 with 202 unchanged as 331.3 million shares traded worth $6.4 billion. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)

TSX
Most Active

YRI     Yamana Gold Inc 11.17 +0.13 +1.18% 8,149,396
ELR     Eastern Platinum Ltd    1.49    +0.13 +9.56% 6,287,725
G       Goldcorp Inc    34.35 +0.72 +2.14% 5,904,461
UTS     UTS Energy Corp 4.09    +0.18 +4.60% 5,554,966
BBD.B   Bombardier Inc 7.51    +0.29 +4.02% 5,137,972
SU      Suncor Energy Inc       59.89 +3.62 +6.43% 4,973,859
RCI.B   Rogers Communications Inc       36.12 +1.25 +3.58% 4,881,499
CNQ     Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 88.40 +6.13 +7.45% 4,716,175
K       Kinross Gold Corp       16.69 +0.06 +0.36% 4,509,153
ECA     EnCana Corp     76.12 +3.85 +5.33% 4,363,605
ABX     Barrick Gold Corp       35.70 +0.18 +0.51% 4,337,933
TLM     Talisman Energy Inc     18.61 +0.62 +3.45% 4,165,930
NXY     Nexen Inc       32.74 +1.57 +5.04% 4,147,429
OIL     Oilexco Inc.    13.55 +0.10 +0.74% 3,972,394
TD      Toronto Dominion Bank   59.73 +0.73 +1.24% 3,733,

TSX Venture:

VST     Vast Exploration Inc    0.66    +0.13 +24.53%         4,372,670
CLI     Clearford Industries Inc        0.30    +0.05 +20.00%         4,000,000
KWG     KWG Resources Inc       0.04    -0.01 -12.50%         3,990,550
MAA     MagIndustries Corp      2.04    +0.34 +20.00%         3,913,744
BDO     Bordeaux Energy Inc     0.03    +0.01 +25.00%         2,741,800
ROH     Rochester Energy Corp   0.08    +0.02 +23.08%         2,510,500
BRS     Bonanza Resources Corp 0.13    +0.03 +25.00%         2,367,500
JML     J.A.G. Ltee (Les Mines) 0.36    +0.11 +44.00%         2,301,300
SOR     Solana Resources Ltd    4.15    0.00    0.00% 2,194,610
LST.H   Landmark Global Financial Corp 0.04    0.00    0.00% 1,294,159
BMC     Brillant Mining Corp    0.37    -0.01 -2.63% 1,225,700
CML     Crowflight Minerals Inc 0.30    -0.02 -6.25% 1,138,700
SPQ     Spider Resources Inc    0.06    +0.01 +9.09% 1,093,330
SD      Sidon International Corp        0.11    +0.01 +10.00%         1,050,850
BTP     Beartooth Platinum Corp 0.05    -0.01 -10.00%         1,044,000

Trading Halts/Resumptions:
Trading Halt/ Trade Resumption - Clifton Star Resources Inc. - CFO
Trade Resumption - Adriana Res Inc. - ADI
Trade Resumption - Victory Nickel Inc. - NI
Trade Resumption - Independent Nickel Corp. - INI

New Listings:
Fortriu Capital Corp To Trade On TSX Venture Exchange, CPC, FTC.P ,two million common shares at 10 cents per share, At the opening Aug. 21, 2008, the common shares will commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange

Sources include Advisors.ca, tmxmoney.com, Canadian Press, Yahoo Finance,
Stockhouse.com , Canoe.ca

Market closes for Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008

2008-08-20T09:18:00.001-07:00

        Close Change YTD
Dow Jones       11,348.55       -130.84 or -1.14%       -14.45%
S&P 500 1,266.69        -11.91 or -0.93%        -13.73%
NASDAQ 2,384.36        -32.62 or -1.35%        -10.10%
TSX COMP        13,063.85       -55.52 or -0.42%        -5.56%
TSX VENT       1901.73       -21.91

BoC Close       Today   Previous
Canadian $      0.9425 0.9396
US $    1.0610 1.0643

Euro Spot Rate Today   Previous
Canadian $      0.6374 0.6391
Euro    1.5689 1.5647

Gold    AM      PM
London Gold Fix (US)    $791.00 $788.75

Spot Crude Oil Future(US$)      $114.40 +$1.53 or +1.36%
Silver                 13.32             +0.22
Copper                 3.43             +0.12
Nat Gas               8.05              +0.07

News Summary:

A sharp selloff in bank stocks sent the Toronto stock market lower Tuesday, but TSX losses were limited by solid gains in energy and mining stocks.

Financials also led the way to a sharply lower session in New York following a glum report on investment bank Lehman Brothers.

Toronto's S&P/TSX composite index dropped 55.52 points to 13,063.85. The TSX Venture Exchange was down 21.91 points to 1,901.73 while the Canadian dollar advanced 0.29 cent to 94.25 cents US as Statistics Canada reported that higher demand for automotive products helped send wholesale sales up 2% to $45.2 billion in June, their fifth increase in six months.

New York's Dow Jones industrials fell 130.84 points to 11,348.84. The Nasdaq composite index moved down 32.62 points to 2,384.36 and the S&P 500 index lost 11.91 points to 1,266.69.

There were more jitters about the financial sector after an analyst at JPMorgan Chase cut his earnings estimates for Lehman Brothers because of a seasonal slowdown in business and continued weakness in the credit markets. Lehman shares closed down $1.99 or 13.25% to US$13.04.

Financials were also under pressure after former International Monetary Fund chief economist Kenneth Rogoff said that "the financial crisis is at the halfway point, perhaps."

He added that he expects "one of the big investment banks or big banks" to go under.
The TSX financial sector was down 3% as TD Bank declined $2.90 to $59 while Royal Bank lost $1.57 to $45.04.
"Canadian financials have to be treated quite differently, we're nowhere near the pain of writeoffs that have been endured by U.S. and European financials," said Vincent Delisle, portfolio strategist at Scotia Capital in Montreal.

"The real story of this summer is the U.S. dollar rally and commodity prices going down (which) has triggered some rotation out of resource stocks and into financials. So we've gone from a very dramatic oversold condition for banks to pretty much overbought conditions a few days ago."

Inflation worries were also on the rise after the U.S. Labour Department reported that rising costs for energy helped push wholesale prices up 1.2% in July, more than twice the 0.5% gain that economists expected.

The runup left prices for the past year rising at the fastest pace in 27 years.
"Maybe investors were hoping to shrug off the challenges of high commodity prices and inflation," said Jack A. Ablin, chief investment officer at Harris Private Bank in New York.

"But now we find out that perhaps the inflation situation is worse than we thought."
The Toronto energy sector was ahead 2% as the September crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange gained $1.66 to US$114.53 a barrel after the dollar weakened against the euro and a rally in heating oil attracted new buyers into energy markets.

Mining stocks were also supportive with the gold sector ahead 2% as the December bullion contraction the Nymex closing up $11.10 to US$816.80 an ounce.

The base metals sector moved up 1.7% as Teck Cominco Ltd. improved $1.35 to $40.30.
Industrial and tech stocks were also weak.
There was also a reminder of the grim state of the U.S. housing sector as the government said that construction of homes and apartments fell in July to the lowest level in more than 17 years.

Housing starts came in at 965,000 on an annualized basis, down from a pace of 1.08 million in June. Meanwhile, the weak housing sector was a major contributor to a 24% drop in second quarter profit at Home Depot Inc. However, net income of US$1.2 billion or 71 cents a share beat analyst expectations of 61 cents a share.

On the TSX, declines beat advances 880 to 644 with 212 unchanged as 368.7 million shares traded worth $6 billion. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)

TSX
Most Active

ELR     Eastern Platinum Ltd    1.36    +0.02 +1.49% 19,419,537
YRI     Yamana Gold Inc 11.04 +0.29 +2.70% 7,883,023
UTS     UTS Energy Corp 3.91    +0.09 +2.36% 6,236,179
RUT     Rutter Inc      0.14    -0.03 -18.18%         6,216,168
SES     Saxon Energy Services Inc       6.97    0.00    0.00% 6,083,930
BBD.B   Bombardier Inc 7.22    -0.24 -3.22% 5,855,157
ABX     Barrick Gold Corp       35.52 +0.46 +1.31% 4,956,424
RY      Royal Bank of Canada    45.04 -1.57 -3.37% 4,524,293
BWR     Breakwater Resources Ltd        0.24    -0.02 -7.84% 4,230,785
K       Kinross Gold Corp       16.63 +0.20 +1.22% 4,116,884
CLL     Connacher Oil and gas Ltd       3.78    +0.28 +8.00% 4,096,775
G       Goldcorp Inc    33.63 +1.28 +3.96% 3,821,792
TLM     Talisman Energy Inc     17.99 +0.38 +2.16% 3,815,231
PD.UN   Prcision Drilling Trust 20.86 +0.07 +0.34% 3,625,307
TD      Toronto Dominion Bank   59.00 -2.90 -4.68% 3,608,067

TSX Venture:
Most Active

MAA     MagIndustries Corp      1.70    +0.03 +1.80% 3,310,252
TTA     Titan Trading Analytics Inc     0.37    -0.01 -1.33% 2,890,650
TEL     Trigon Uranium Corp     0.23    -0.02 -8.00% 2,830,000
HOP     Telehop Comnmunications Inc     0.65    +0.02 +3.17% 2,359,500
PEP     Petrostar Petroleum Corp        0.41    +0.02 +5.13% 1,940,195
SOR     Solana Resources Ltd    4.15    +0.05 +1.22% 1,744,726
WPX     Western Potash Corp     0.78    -0.10 -11.36%         1,718,398
NSE     Northern Sun Exploration Inc    0.04    +0.01 +16.67%         1,503,000
NAG     North American Gem Inc 0.17    -0.02 -8.33% 1,467,034
LGO     Largo Resources Ltd     0.48    -0.04 -6.86% 1,411,458
WND     Western Wind Energy Corp        1.50    -0.17 -10.18%         1,123,376
IZP.H Inflazyme Pharmaceuticals Ltd   0.03    -0.01 -14.29%         1,068,100
JNX     Junex Inc       1.95    -0.45 -18.75%         1,055,361
BUK     Bridge Resources Corp   0.83    +0.08 +10.67%         1,054,520
SN      Sennen Resources Ltd    0.40    +0.03 +8.11% 1,022,000

Trading Halts/Resumptions:

Trade Resumption - KINGSMILL CAPITAL VENTURES INC. - KCV.P
Trade Resumption - NANOTECH SCIENCES CORP. - NAN.P
Trading Halt/ Trade Resumption - Victory Nickel - NI
Trading Halt/ Trade Resumption - Independent Nickel - INI
Trading Halt/ Trade Resumption - Victoria Gold Corp. - VIT
Trading Halt/ Trade Resumption - Gateway Gold Corp. - GTQ

Sources include Advisors.ca, tmxmoney.com, Canadian Press, Yahoo Finance,
Stockhouse.com , Canoe.ca

Market closes for Friday, Aug. 15, 2008

2008-08-15T20:35:00.000-07:00

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Close Change YTD
Dow Jones       11,659.90       +43.97 or +0.38%        -12.10%
S&P 500 1,298.20        +5.27 or +0.41%         -11.59%
NASDAQ 2,452.52        -1.15 or -0.05%         -7.53%
TSX COMP        13,096.70       -262.21 or -1.96%       -5.32%
TSX VENT      1937.33   -53.85

BoC Close       Today   Previous
Canadian $      0.9443 0.9405
US $    1.0590 1.0633

Euro Spot Rate Today   Previous
Canadian $      0.6435 0.6351
Euro    1.5539 1.5746
Gold    AM      PM
London Gold Fix (US)    $784.75 $786.50

Spot Crude Oil Future(US$)      $113.64 -$1.37 or -1.19%
Silver                12.81             -1.41
Copper                3.31             EVEN
Nat Gas               8.09              -0.04

News Summary:

A broadbased selloff led by commodity stocks pushed the Toronto stock market more than 250 points lower Friday.
The S&P/TSX composite index tumbled 262.21 points to 13,096.7 as concerns mounted about a slowing global economy and the effect on oil and metal stocks.

The loss took the TSX's main index down 241.68 points or 1.75% for the week with finance, base metals, gold and energy stocks all lower.

But while commodities led the way downward, all TSX sectors were lower, save for a small gain in consumer discretionary stocks.

New York markets were mainly higher thanks to a sharp drop in the price of oil which deflected more grim data on consumer sentiment.

The Canadian dollar was up 0.38 of a cent at 94.43 cents US.
Statistics Canada reported that manufacturers' sales hit $52.5 billion in June, up 2.1% from May, with much of the increase powered by higher prices. It says petroleum and coal made the biggest sales gains, jumping 6.4%. Sales by primary metals manufacturers rose 6.1%.

New York's Dow Jones industrial average gained 43.97 points to 11,659.9. The Nasdaq composite index moved down 1.15 points to 2,452.52 and the S&P 500 added 5.26 points to 1,298.2 as investors were also reminded of the fragile state of the consumer.

The University of Michigan reported a slightly smaller-than-expected rise in consumer sentiment in early August compared with July, signalling that the average consumer remains
under pressure.
The September crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell $1.24 to US$113.77 a barrel after going as low as US$111.34 as the U.S. dollar extended its recent rally against major currencies. Prices had risen sharply Wednesday in the wake of U.S. Department of Energy figures showing a larger than expected drawdown of gasoline inventories last week.

But the main direction of oil has been down since hitting a record of just over US$147 on July 11 on the belief that economies around the world are slowing down, if not in recession. On Thursday, both Germany and France reported declines in second-quarter gross domestic product, their first quarterly decreases in years.

The gold sector was 4% lower as bullion moved below the US$800 level. The December gold contract on the Nymex closed down $22.40 to US$792.10. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)

TSX
Most Active

BN      Blue Note Mining Inc    0.05    +0.01 +25.00%         12,205,857
G       Goldcorp Inc    31.16 -1.77 -5.38% 6,510,718
YRI     Yamana gold Inc 10.43 -0.43 -3.96% 6,147,171
EF      EarthFirst Canada Inc   0.27    -0.05 -15.63%         5,465,108
SVW     Silverwing Energy Inc   0.06    +0.03 +100.00%        5,443,114
K       Kinross Gold Corp       15.79 -0.80 -4.82% 5,219,637
GCE     Grande Cache Coal Corp 5.08    -0.37 -6.79% 5,038,499
ABX     Barrick Gold Corp       33.94 -1.71 -4.80% 4,650,017
BBD.B   Bombardier Inc 7.57    -0.19 -2.45% 4,420,615
ELR     Eastern Platinum Ltd    1.39    -0.13 -8.55% 4,126,934
TLM     Talisman Energy Inc     17.48 -0.52 -2.89% 3,761,817
ECA     EnCana Corp     70.04 -3.06 -4.19% 3,532,315
TIM     Timminco Ltd    13.00 +0.75 +6.12% 3,436,050
CCU     Constellation Copper Corp       0.02    -0.01 -20.00%         3,157,204
UUU     Uranium One Inc 3.66    +0.05 +1.39% 3,145,554

TSX Venture
Most Active

CMS     Creston Moly Corp       0.31    -0.07 -17.57%         4,324,287
PLE     Plexmar Resources Inc   0.13    -0.02 -13.79%         3,831,000
OPA     Opal Energy Corp        0.11    -0.02 -12.50%         3,192,385
LGO     Largo Resources Ltd     0.52    -0.06 -10.34%         2,936,025
FOS     PhoscanChemical Corp    0.86    -0.08 -8.51% 2,748,439
TAO     TAG Oil Ltd     0.11    +0.01 +5.00% 1,914,000
SD      Sidon International Resources Corp     0.12    +0.02 +20.00%         1,605,650
EM      Empirical Inc   0.02    +0.01 +100.00%        1,423,000
BUK     Bridge Resources Corp   0.77    -0.07 -8.33% 1,335,800
CQV     Canadian Imperial Venture Corp 0.06    0.00    0.00% 1,222,100
EML     Ecometals Ltd   0.14    0.00    0.00% 1,126,500
APX     Austral Pacific Energy Ltd      0.16    -0.15 -48.33%         1,108,994
MAA     MagIndustries Corp      1.58    -0.16 -9.20% 999,720
SBB     Sabina Silver Corp      0.80    -0.10 -11.11%         944,211
CML     Crowflight Minerals inc 0.28    -0.04 -12.50%         924.968

Trading Halts/Resumptions:

Trade Resumption - INFINITY ALLIANCE VENTURES INC - TCF (formerly Infinity Alliance Ventures Inc. - IAV.P)
Trading Halt - Carlaw Capital 111 Corp. - CW.P - Pending News
Trading Halt/ Trade Resumption - BMTC Group Inc. - GBT.A