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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 11, 2007, Winnipeg, Manitoba Business Winnipeg free press tuesday december 11, 2007 b7 Winnipeg repress. Com mainstream m i n e r a l s major drilling program underway in the red Lake Gold Camp tax venture Exchange Mojo wow. Mainstream minerals. Com the Market at a glance what the brokers say canola Jan 481.00 486.80 480.70 484.70 482.10 mar 492.70 498.90 492.70 497.10 494.20 May 506.40 503.00 505.20 501.60 jul 507.00 511.90 506.80 510.50 507.90 nov 485.60 483.50 484.50 484.10 Jan 491.10 490.60 491.10 490.90 mar 493.60 493.60 493.60 494.50 May 496.60 496.60 496.60 498.00 jul 498.60 498.60 498.60 500.20 nov 469.90 469.90 469.90 469.90 wheat dec 184.00 184.00 mar 185.00 185.00 May 191.00 191.00 jul 194.00 194.00 oct 164.00 164.00 dec 167.00 167.00 Barley Western dec 198.20 198.20 mar 203.00 202.50 203.00 202.50 May 209.00 209.00 209.00 209.00 209.00 jul 213.00 213.00 oct 194.50 194.50 194.50 197.50 dec 198.00 198.00 Winnipeg commodity Exchange Cash prices feed wheat track Thunder Bay cd feed $ 232.00. Flax track Thunder Bay 1cw $ 545.00 2cw $ 543.00. Canola track Thunder Bay no. 1 Canada $ 485.00 in store Vancouver no. 1 Canada $ 487.00. Futures trading Winnipeg Winnipeg up Grain quotes yesterday. Open High Low close yest. All funds hip Gold sector Bull Etc 3.86% hip Gold sector Bear Etc 3.86% integral analytic Core u. S. Equity Pool 3.65% the Friedberg currency fund 2.84% age China focus class a 2.69% Faircourt income & growth split Trust 2.68% rec up commodity linked notes s2 2.61% Hsc chinese equity fund a advisor 2.60% rec up commodity linked notes series 1 2.57% Hsc chinese equity fund investor 2.53% Canadian equity Roi sceptre retirement growth ser c 7 2.20% Mac global pooled u. S. Large Cap fund 1.41% Altamira capital growth fund limited85% London Cap can diversified eau quadrus84% Putnam Canadian equity fund class a84% Altamira precision Canadian Index fund84% a Clarington Canadian leaders cd ser i81% sceptre Canadian equity pooled fund81% shares can Large Cap 60 Index fund81% sceptre Canadian equity fund81% International equity Trimark eafe equity private Pool 1.77% Trimark International companies fund 1.69% maritime life International equity Pool 1.43% my ser r class b International equity 1.42% Mia class b International equity 1.42% my ser r class a International equity 1.42% clip class b International equity 1.42% Mia class b Intel eau closed 1.42% mrs International equity fe2 Templeton 1.33% Scotia International value fund 1.33% u. S. Equity integral analytic Core u. S. Equity Pool 3.65% Acker Finley select us value 50 a 1.78% age u. S. Value class 1.72% Mac focus America class series a 1.62% mrs us value fe2 1.54% Mac Glo Pool u. S. Large Cap value fund 1.54% Man life us value fund a 1.54% ethical american Multi strategy fund 1.54% mrs us value 75 series 1.53% Mia class b us value 1.53% global equity Trimark select growth fund 2.02% mrs Trimark select growth 2.01% clip class b Trimark select growth 2.01% Mia class b Trimark select growth 2.01% Ali Trimark select growth Gife s2 2.01% Ali Trimark select growth if s2 2.01% Mlcak class a Trimark select growth 2.01% clip class a Trimark select growth 2.01% Mia class a Trimark select growth 2.01% Ali Trimark select growth if encore 2.00% All prices show the % change from the previous Day. Data supplied by fun data Canada inc. Pricing is for information purposes Only and cannot be guaranteed for accuracy. Check with your fund sponsor before buying or Selling. Results in this table exclude offshore funds such As global manager. An. In a growth income fund 37,884 30.35 0.5% Law v All in West 0.96 by. In the Boyd group income fund 27,106 2.25 3.8% Coj t Carlisle Goldfields 252,600 0.23 dam v Dia Medica inc. 49,000 1.25 Eif. In Exchange Industrial group income fund 66 10.80 Eil v Empire industries 58,000 0.52 3.7% up. In up newspapers income fund 9,718 12.40 1.3% gds Gendis inc. 5,000 2.20 4.8% Gss Gossan resources Ltd. 0.28 in t Iris 949 5.65 Ini v Independent Nickel corp. 59,000 0.35 9.4% Jvn Jovian capital corp. 15,000 0.76 Keg King s Bay Gold corp. 78,000 0.36 9.2% Kne Kane biotech inc. 0.21 Chr. In Lakeview hotel reit 63,550 3.50 let. In Lanesborough reit 28,203 4.85 0.8% Mojo v mainstream minerals corp. 500 0.43 6.3% mom Mir Culins inc. 0.17 Mph. P one Contact 0.21 nog nordic Oil and Gas Ltd. 70,000 0.33 5.7% Xvi v Novra technologies 0.11 out out inc. 369,000 0.04 133.3% pal. In Pollard banknote income fund 2,745 8.69 2.1% rep r w packaging Ltd. 1,500 0.61 1.7% sir san Gold 223,950 1.40 1.4% to. In Temple reit 31,825 6.39 1.3% Wel v Wildcat exploration 10,000 0.17 a. In Arctic Glacier income Trust 97,548 11.18 0.6% a l agricole United 152.00 a. In Artis reit 103,303 15.75 3.9% Bui Buhler industries inc. 17,760 6.15 5.1% cos. A can West global communications corp. 3,300 6.57 2.2% Conj Cangene corp. 33,000 7.50 Gwo great West life co inc. 319,786 36.83 1.3% him Sudbay minerals inc. 3,224,750 21.41 0.8% hot. In Huntingdon reit 1,079,386 2.22 1.4% Ign Ign financial inc. 167,963 52.25 0.2% met Manitoba telecoms services inc. 269,378 46.30 1.3% Mph medicare inc. 120,979 0.98 3.2% Nufi. In new flyer industries 57,901 12.11 0.9% Nawf. In North West company inc. 117,761 20.79 2.3% Rel Ridley inc. 100 8.44 0.2% wok Cinpak Ltd. 9,261 7.50 0.7% Manitoba Small Cap stocks close 962.12 Manitoba Large Cap stocks close 582.63 sym Stock volume close % Chang sym Stock volume close % Chang Manitoba Index the Winnipeg free press Wellington West capital Manitoba Index is a Market capitalization weighted Index designed to measure the performance of the Manitoba Economy. All of the Index members Are headquartered in Manitoba. The Index was developed with a base value of 230.3989 for Large Cap companies and 161.0653 for Small Market capitalization of less than $ 100 million As of dec. 31, 1998. Daily Mutual movers open High 52wk High volume Low 52wk lows pts 60 814.03 6.53 up tax Ven 2751.27 20.78 Energy 342.05 1.83 materials 338.95 3.54 industrials 113.51 0.48 consumer disc. 118.02 0.53 health care 40.94 0.40 consumer Stupl 182.86 0.38 financial 215.37 1.62 it 38.76 0.17 telecoms serv 100.89 0.33 utilities 230.67 0.16 mining 120.98 1.48 Gold 317.55 6.05 real estate 218.00 2.01 other indexes sub Industry indexes 13,940.36 77.39 0.56% 2,751.27 20.78 0.76% Potash sask 8256 133.40 3.22 Montreal exch 26694 40.18 2.98 Weyerhaeuser 8 78.05 2.05 Lulu Lemon ath 1127 43.95 1.92 Tec comin a my 24 48.75 1.77 Gilda a Tver 9875 39.67 1.57 shares Gold 4055 78.88 1.53 global res a 32 35.50 1.50 shares come 48 80.44 1.46 Norguard corp 22 38.50 1.46 Niko res 1616 88.11 3.38 tax group 17872 53.88 3.34 first quantum 3361 97.37 3.13 Allen Vanguard 125705 4.90 2.99 Atco 1 l no 694 56.89 2.76 Inlet mining 3297 89.11 2.21 37 54.49 1.25 Home Cap 325 41.00 1.24 Sun Rype 21 11.03 1.22 fording can in 8344 38.50 1.10 company volume close Chang company volume close Chang Toronto up tax comp. Top 10 net winners top 10 net losers tax venture 13,915.75 13,988.48 14,646.82 191,317,766 13,862.97 12,412.55 open High 52wk High volume Low 52wk Low open High 52wk High volume Low 52wk Low 13,727.03 101.45 0.74% a p 500 1,515.96 11.30 0.75% Berkshire b 210 4985 35.00 Lek solar 29012 58.81 13.06 Rio Tinto 1629 477.71 9.71 itt Educ Tel 5276 112.03 9.03 Terra nitrogen 1740 133.95 8.64 Blackrock 2817 221.05 7.89 White a nuns 117 519.50 7.53 Goldman Sachs 31330 224.21 6.32 Mastercard 12339 215.46 5.86 Martin Martta 2453 139.20 5.45 Temple Inland 17838 36.71 10.39 Myers kinds 22040 14.98 6.58 Wash Post b 106 795.05 4.95 me group a 2319 702.50 4.50 11 262.00 3.57 Lanzhou Coal 699 99.09 2.99 China Pete 1792 156.89 2.98 pet Rochina co 1911 200.00 2.93 Markel 151 471.75 2.62 Aegean Marine 2418 39.82 2.57 company volume close Chang company volume close Chang top 10 net winners top 10 net losers 2,718.95 12.79 0.47% Nash a Canada 1,054.42 8.47 0.80% Adams resp tory 49599 59.25 15.57 first solar 21636 250.00 14.53 Bank rate 9776 45.89 8.14 maidu. Com ads 23587 397.30 7.30 Mai pharma 181220 40.00 6.55 Ltd therapy tic 12252 108.62 6.43 Mercado Libre 4212 49.97 6.20 first citizens 46 163.31 5.88 w bldg of c 5 20.00 4.80 an logic 1024 69.47 4.73 oyo Geo space 1464 84.85 10.55 Velgene 179946 49.18 8.18 Tel of shr ubi 3732 20.89 6.98 learning tree 4778 21.23 5.49 intuitive sur 6799 347.58 5.42 super Tel to sap 10 5.50 5.20 Overstock. Com 8856 18.74 5.10 Patriot trans 35 91.00 4.12 Millicon into 5934 120.27 3.87 amen pub de 357 39.25 3.59 company volume close Chang company volume close Chang top 10 net winners top 10 net losers Brussels 34,429.30 36.66 0.11 0.49 Germany 8,033.36 39.29 0.49 21.77 Hong Kong 28,501.10 341.37 1.18 42.76 London 100 6,565.40 10.50 0.16 5.54 Mexico 31,182.75 85.61 0.27 17.90 Milan 39,834.00 138.00 0.35 4.18 Paris 5,750.92 32.17 0.56 3.77 Tokyo 15,924.39 31.98 0.20 7.56 Zurich 8,885.33 85.68 0.97 1.13 close Chang % Chang % Ltd close Chang % Chang % Ltd close Chang % Chang % Ltd world new York Dow Jones Nash a Nash a composite 2,710.73 2,727.84 2,861.51 a a 2,706.59 2,331.57 13,623.55 13,754.02 14,198.10 190,224,246 13,623.55 11,939.61 by merc Gold $ 807.70 $ 794.40 by Hsc Bank us $ 807.00 $ 795.00 by merc Silver $ 14.674 $ 14.325 Metal Price Troy of pcs Day Gold Dubai $ per bbl Fob a a a a North sea Brent $ per bbl Fob 87.67 88.8 West Texas interred $ per bbl Fob 87.69 88.20 Price yesterday pcs Day Oil Canadian Dollar �. U. S � u. S. The Canadian Dollar closed at 99.41 us losing 0.08 of a cent on monday. The u. S. Dollar stood at a 1.0059, up 0.08 of a cent. Pound Sterling closed at a 2.0600, up 1.78 cents and us 2.0479, up 1.61 cents. The euro was Worth a 1.4804, up 0.73 of a cent. Quotations provided by boo Nesbitt Burns capital markets. 99.41 0.08 Argentina peso 0.3164 Australia Dollar 0.8906 Bahamas Dollar 1.0073 Bahrain Dinar 2.6825 Barbados Dollar 0.5062 Bermuda Dollar 1.0071 Brazil real 0.5695 Bulgaria lev 0.7577 Chile peso 0.0020 China Renmin i 0.1362 Colombia peso 0.00050 Costa Rica Colon 0.0020 Cyprus Pound 2.5319 czech Koruna 0.0569 Denmark Krone 0.1986 dominican peso 0.0301 e. Caribbean Dollar 0.3801 Egypt Pound 0.1823 euro 1.4820 Fiji Dollar 0.6514 Guyana Dollar 0.0049 Haiti Gourde 0.0275 Hong Kong Dollar 0.1292 Hungary forint 0.0059 India Rupee 0.0256 Indonesia rupiah 0.00011 Israel new shekel 0.2575 Jamaica Dollar 0.0141 Japan yen 0.0090 Kenya shilling 0.0158 s. Korea won 0.0011 Kuwait Dinar 3.6749 Lebanon Pound 0.00067 Malaysia ringgit 0.3035 Mexico peso 0.0931 Morocco dirham 0.1305 new zealand Dollar 0.7845 Norway Krone 0.1853 Pakistan Rupee 0.0164 Peru sol 0.3386 philippine peso 0.0243 Poland zloty 0.4152 Romania leu 0.4210 Russia rouble 0.0412 saudi Arabia Riyal 0.2690 Singapore Dollar 0.6995 Slovakia Koruna 0.0449 Slovenia Tolar 0.0055 South Africa Rand 0.1507 sri Lanka Rupee 0.0092 Sweden Krona 0.1573 Switzerland franc 0.8933 Taiwan Dollar 0.0312 Tanzania shilling 0.00086 Thailand baht 0.0333 Turkey lira 0.8625 trin Tob Dollar 0.1607 Tunisia Dinar 0.8270 Ukraine hryvnia 0.1989 u. A. E. Dirham 0.2743 u. K. Pound 2.0600 u. S. 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0.42 Tor Mont 28.53 0.02 to Star b no 19.25 tra Salta 33.89 0.35 Tri Canwell 16.78 0.40 Trinidad 9.72 0.15 Tristao g 12.70 0.55 turns stat b 39.83 0.18 turns cd 40.54 0.06 trn Scotla so 18.00 0.09 trn Force 9.04 0.06 True in in 3.30 0.13 tax group 53.88 3.34 sex 7.95 uranium one 9.14 0.09 uts eng 5.45 0.09 vermin in 34.60 0.09 Weston Geo 52.95 0.11 West shr in 14.30 0.15 Fra Stembr 31.31 0.36 West Jerair 22.21 0.83 a managed 13.73 0.34 Lylw Ngsun 13.50 0.05 up to xes composite stocks distributed by Thompson financial and up data group. Tabulation of companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange selected to calculate the a p tax composite Index. Companies Are reviewed regularly and Are subject to change at any time. Stock close Chang Stock close Chang Stock close Chang Stock close Chang Stock close Chang Stock close Chang Stock close Chang Winnipeg free press / Wellington West capital Toronto bargain Hunting in the financial sector helped Send the Toronto Stock Market higher monday while investors took in a $ 1.3 billion Deal by the tax group tax owner of the Toronto Stock Exchange to take Over Montreal Exchange inc. Tax Max. New York markets also racked up a solid gain a Day before the u. S. Federal Reserve is expected to resume cutting interest rates. Toronto is up tax composite Index closed up 77.39 Points to 13,940.36. The Canadian Dollar was off 0.08 of a cent to 99.41 cents us. Montreal Exchange shareholders Are to receive half a tax group share and $ 13.95 in Cash for each of their shares valued at $ 42.56 at fridays closing Price for tax group Stock. Tax group shares were off $ 3.34 or 5.84 per cent to $ 53.88, while Montreal Exchange shares improved $ 2.98 or eight per cent to $ 40.18. Tax group will list Trade Clear and offer Market data for both Cash and derivatives markets across multiple asset classes. The Canadian press stocks climb Dollar slides Atlantis revenues $ 35m? Toronto flight simulator firm Atlantis systems corp. Tax air says it expects Revenue of about $ 35 million in fiscal 2008, a figure that includes its previously announced Cost reduction plan expected to save $ 4 million annually. The Toronto based company which last month warned it was in negotiations with a Bank after breaching some debt covenants said the fiscal 2008 guidance takes into account the portion of its backlog that is expected to be recognized next year. Fire shuts n. D. Plant Toronto Alliance Grain traders income fund to xxv at. In has shut Down its processing Plant in North Dakota for up to two months after a fire and explosion on the weekend. The fund formerly known As a tech income fund said monday one staff member was injured at the Plant which operates under the name United pulse trading in the town of Williston in the Northwestern part of the state. Money fund liquidated Charlotte n. C. Bank of America corp. Is liquidating an enhanced Money fund amid withering losses on Complex asset backed securities the Bank said monday. The Columbia strategic Cash portfolio fund for institutional investors that was Worth us 40 billion Only a couple months ago currently has about $ 12 billion in assets the Charlotte based Bank said. Mcdonalds sales Rise Oak Brook ill. Mcdonalds corp., the worlds no. 1 hamburger Chain said monday that global same store sales Rose 8.2 per cent in november. Same store sales or sales at restaurants open at least 13 months is a key indicator of retailer performance since it measures growth at existing restaurants rather than newly opened ones. Mia gets Cash infusion new York Bond insurer Mia inc. Said monday it will receive a Cash infusion of up to us 1 billion from private equity firm Warburg Pincus to help bolster its capital reserves As it braces for mounting losses and write Downs in the fourth Quarter. N. L. Projects surplus St. Johns n. L. Buoyed by soaring Oil prices the Newfoundland government projected a surplus monday of $ 881.8 million More than triple its most recent forecast and in doing so accepted a Deal from Ottawa that Premier Danny Williams previously denounced As unacceptable. Compiled from news services by Chris Vander Doe Len w indoor ont. Ontario will probably hold onto its Crown As the Lead automotive jurisdiction in North America for another five years despite losing a Large portion of its capacity an Industry Trade publication predicts. Strong Assembly activity in Ontario and dropping production in Michigan Means Ontario has widened its Lead to about 300,000 units. Ontario will produce an estimated 2.6 million cars and trucks this year Michigan less than 2.3 million says wards automotive reports. But Ontario has started to lose More production than it is gaining. Thanks to a new labour agreement Between Detroit is big three and the United Auto workers Michigan nos capacity is about to Start growing again by 3.1 per cent Over the next five years. It was in 2004 that Michigan lost its traditional position As the leading source of assembled cars and trucks in North America. The shoe could eventually be on the other foot but not soon said Dennis Desrosiers president of Richmond Hill ont. Based Desrosiers automotive consultants inc. The prospects of us falling Back behind Michigan Are real Desrosiers said monday. But right now Ontario Ops Lead is not threatened. Shifts tend to be cyclical they come and they go. But a threatened Plant closure at Fords St. Thomas ont., Plant would be permanent if it occurs. I cant make the Call on that one Desrosiers said. Nobody knows whats going to happen there. Ontario first topped Michigan nos production of 2.6 million vehicles by about 100,000 units in 2004. The Gap has widened farther this year Desrosiers said because Ontario Ops plants have been outperforming those in Michigan where production has dropped by five or six per cent this year. Wards staff predict Ontario is expected to lose production capacity of up to 600,000 units in the next five years despite the addition of a new Toyota Plant in Woodstock ont., which will have an initial capacity of at least 150,000 units. Actually Ontario will continue to Lead in production through our forecast said Diane Elnick a wards writer. You re going to maintain production fairly Well despite the capacity losses. Wards said Ontario Ops loss of production will take place at general motors which is closing one of its two car Assembly lines in Oshawa the Likely loss of a shift at the pm truck Plant the loss of a shift at Chrysler Canadas Brampton Assembly Plant the Likely loss of a shift at Chrysler res Windsor Assembly Plant and the predicted closure of Fords St. Thomas Assembly Plant. Can West news service business watch Dearborn Mich. Ford motor co. Says it will temporarily shut Down two Light truck plants in Michigan and Kentucky on monday. The shutdowns come two weeks ahead of their planned Holiday closings. Company spokeswoman Anne Marie Gattari said the move is part of the company is typical response to adjust Supply to meet fluctuating demand. Affected Are a Plant in Dearborn that builds the f 150 pickup and another in Louisville ky., that builds the explorer sport Utility. Sales of Fords f series pickups fell 11.7 per cent to 46,568 last month. More Plant cuts Are expected after the first of the year As part of Fords announced plan for a seven per cent reduction in production in the first Quarter of 2008. The company is predicting sales May hit their slowest Pace in a decade. General motors corp. Also anticipated a decline and announced an 11 per cent first Quarter production Cut. The associated press Ontario to remain in the Lead when it comes to making cars 2 Ford u. S. Plants put into Neutral ;