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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 29, 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE B8 S & P / T S X TSX VENTURE D O W J O N E S N A S D A Q C A N A D I A N S T O C K S FPMARKETS OIL PRICE BOOSTS TSX 14,077.36 + 75.99 + 0.54% 586.97 + 5.26 + 0.90% 17,630.27 + 189.68 + 1.09% 5,089.21 + 49.43 + 0.98% B Y D AVID F RIEND TORONTO . Higher oil prices propelled the Toronto Stock Exchange to a stronger finish on Tuesday as most sectors gained some traction, ending seven consecutive sessions of declines. The S& P/ TSX composite index rose 75.99 points to 14,077.36, while the Canadian dollar gained 0.7 of a cent at US77.36 cents. Driving the market higher was the TSX energy sector, which rose two per cent as light crude gained 59 cents to US$ 47.98 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It was the first time in five days that oil futures moved up, driven by the anticipation that weekly crude inventories could show a decline when the figures are released on Wednesday. Natural gas gained three cents to US$ 2.82. Gold prices slipped 20 cents to US$ 1,096.30 an ounce as traders awaited any signs from the U. S. Federal Reserve's two- day monetary policy meeting on the timing of an expected interest rate hike. Meanwhile on Wall Street, investors found reason to celebrate from a slate of positive results from U. S. companies. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 189.68 points at 17,630.27, while the Nasdaq added 49.43 points at 5089.21 and the S& P 500 climbed 25.61 points to 2093.25. The Canadian Press FP CAREERS Every Wednesday & Saturday Reach quality candidates by showcasing your organization's employment opportunities. Place your ad today: 1- 866- 588- 7678 | careers@ nationalpost. com For Career Advice For Job Search / jobs C O M M O D I T I E S C R U D E O I L US$ 47.98 US59� N Y M E X G A S US$ 2.82 US3� G O L D US$ 1,096.30 - US20� S I L V E R US$ 14.67 US0� AG Growth Intl Inc - 0.16 45.32 27,462 All In West! Capital Corp nil 0.01 0 Arctic Glacier Income Fund nil 0.05 63,256 Artis Real Estate Invmt Tr 0.04 13.02 198,051 Bird River Resources Inc nil 0.04 0 Boyd Group Inc ( the) - 0.75 55.34 32,321 Buhler Industries Inc nil 5.90 0 Canickel Mining Limited nil 0.10 1,578 Copper Reef Mining Corp - 0.02 0.02 200,000 Craig Wireless Systems Ltd nil 0.05 0 Diamedica Inc 0.01 0.11 1,000 Empire Industries Inc nil 0.10 18,000 Exchange Income Corp - 0.09 21.26 23,209 FP Newspapers Inc 0.07 1.68 3,309 Gendis Inc nil 3.66 1,000 Gossan Resources Limited nil 0.02 0 Great West Lifeco Inc 0.25 36.11 503,678 Hudbay Minerals Inc - 0.02 8.26 996,950 IGM Financial Inc 0.31 37.57 262,955 Kane Biotech Inc 0.02 0.05 2,127,700 King's Bay Gold Corp nil 0.01 1,000 Lakeview Hotel Invest Corp nil 0.30 0 Lanesborough Real Estate Inv nil 0.30 0 Legumex Walker Inc 0.06 2.40 3,400 Mainstream Minerals Corp nil 0.01 0 Manitoba Telecom Services 0.22 28.58 328,161 Medicure Inc 0.02 2.90 5,299 Miraculins Inc nil 0.06 106,000 New Flyer Industries Inc 0.36 16.44 102,819 Nordic Oil & Gas Ltd nil 0.01 60,000 North West Co Inc - 0.02 27.19 82,030 Novra Technologies Inc 0.04 0.10 2,000 People Corporation 0.02 3.42 6,283 Pollard Banknote Ltd nil 7.50 5,100 San Gold Corp nil 0.01 0 Sgx Resources Inc nil 0.01 0 Temple Hotels Inc 0.05 1.67 23,600 Victory Nickel Inc nil 0.03 145,000 Wildcat Exploration Ltd 0.01 0.04 20,000 Winpak Ltd - 0.34 42.36 13,291 Issuer Change Close Vol Issuer Change Close Vol ARC Resources 18.91 + 0.22 1271 6.3 17.2 31.90 18.53 - 37.4 Agnico Eagle 29.87 - 0.01 776 1.4 n. a. 44.75 25.05 - 34.4 Agrium 127.72 - 1.80 531 3.5 17.9 146.51 92.81 + 28.1 Air Canada 11.52 - 0.30 2308 n. a. 24.5 15.09 6.52 + 20.3 Aliment B SV 57.56 - 0.13 544 0.4 27.0 58.75 29.35 + 94.9 AltaGas 36.50 + 0.51 296 5.3 40.1 53.06 35.54 - 26.5 AutoCanada 31.02 + 0.43 383 3.2 14.6 78.00 29.20 - 58.1 BCE 52.76 - 0.18 1069 4.9 18.7 60.20 46.43 + 6.5 Bank of Mtl 72.31 + 0.31 1764 4.5 11.6 85.71 71.27 - 12.2 Bank of NS 61.42 + 0.35 2327 4.4 10.7 74.93 60.52 - 16.8 Barrick Gold 8.92 - 0.06 2805 2.9 n. a. 21.14 8.87 - 55.8 Baytex Energy 11.63 - 0.05 2345 10.3 n. a. 48.70 11.32 - 75.9 BlackBerry 10.07 + 0.57 1791 n. a. n. a. 15.10 9.30 - 6.3 Bombrdr B SV 1.82 + 0.04 8948 n. a. n. a. 4.43 1.47 - 49.6 BrkfldAsst LV 44.58 - 0.26 729 1.4 10.2 48.64 31.947 + 38.6 CCL Inds B NV 166.88 + 0.02 80 0.9 24.8 172.24 97.00 + 53.7 CGI Group SV 50.23 + 0.02 512 n. a. 16.9 57.69 36.35 + 30.5 CI Financial 32.15 + 0.38 556 4.1 16.7 36.25 30.56 - 9.3 Cameco 17.34 + 0.45 716 2.3 n. a. 22.74 16.73 - 23.2 CIBC 90.26 + 0.71 1081 4.8 10.3 107.37 88.04 - 10.6 Cdn Natl Rail 79.67 + 1.14 1693 1.6 19.7 88.89 68.81 + 7.9 Cdn Natrl Res 30.37 + 0.17 2581 3.0 10.8 49.06 29.95 - 36.9 Cdn Oil Sands 7.14 + 0.13 3516 2.8 32.5 24.08 6.01 - 70.0 Cdn Pac Rail 203.56 + 1.84 536 0.7 21.9 247.56 189.79 - 2.2 Cdn Tire A NV 128.30 + 0.82 150 1.6 17.1 137.48 102.58 + 25.5 Cdn Wstrn Bnk 23.59 + 0.67 469 3.7 8.4 43.30 22.55 - 43.0 Capital Power 21.25 - 0.40 685 6.9 59.0 28.71 20.32 - 20.4 Cenovus Enrg 18.26 + 1.01 2739 5.8 n. a. 34.70 16.99 - 44.1 ConcordiaHlth 103.17 + 1.01 127 0.4 n. a. 107.15 32.58+ 193.9 ConstlltnSftw 580.01 + 9.51 76 0.9 74.8 588.00 254.29+ 123.7 CrescentPoint 19.12 + 0.37 3431 14.4 18.4 45.06 18.48 - 57.3 Dollarama 77.14 - 0.02 253 0.5 33.1 80.88 44.48 + 71.8 Element Finl 18.95 + 0.15 2314 n. a. 75.8 20.15 11.50 + 31.7 Emera 42.08 + 0.22 302 3.8 16.8 43.62 33.30 + 21.2 Enbridge 55.39 + 0.53 1197 3.4 n. a. 66.14 47.43 + 0.4 EnCana 9.83 + 0.16 6916 3.7 n. a. 25.69 9.46 - 58.8 Enerplus 8.12 + 0.18 1380 7.4 n. a. 25.89 7.85 - 67.7 FairfaxFin SV 646.37 + 2.41 28 2.0 10.4 739.00 490.00 + 26.9 Finning Intl 21.81 + 0.48 586 3.3 12.3 34.34 20.52 - 31.4 First Quantum 11.06 - 0.50 6408 0.9 8.2 27.29 9.89 - 58.7 Fortis 36.35 - 0.03 437 3.7 24.9 42.23 32.98 + 9.3 Franco- Nevada 52.84 - 0.22 563 0.2 69.3 74.10 49.96 - 16.0 Genworth MI 30.53 + 1.07 359 5.1 7.4 41.98 27.58 - 18.3 Gibson Energy 19.13 + 0.50 674 6.7 95.7 37.77 18.40 - 44.4 Gildan Actvwr 44.35 + 0.83 335 0.8 33.0 44.86 28.45 + 34.2 Goldcorp 16.39 - 0.02 2641 4.7 n. a. 32.32 16.16 - 46.7 Grt- West Life 36.11 + 0.25 504 3.6 13.6 37.70 29.30 + 14.2 Home Capital 27.30 - 1.85 1354 3.2 6.1 55.94 26.98 - 45.2 Husky Energy 23.52 + 0.95 1515 5.1 30.2 33.62 21.39 - 29.7 Imperial Oil 45.78 + 0.63 663 1.1 11.9 57.96 44.08 - 19.6 Indl- Alliance 39.84 + 0.58 299 2.8 9.4 49.35 38.33 - 18.0 Intact Finl 90.82 + 0.62 136 2.3 15.3 95.77 70.52 + 27.9 Inter Ppln 26.81 + 0.69 1059 5.5 24.2 38.95 25.82 - 22.3 Intertain Grp 16.93 - 0.06 618 0.2 n. a. 20.09 6.01+ 174.4 Keyera 43.16 + 1.17 356 3.2 31.2 49.92 34.495 + 3.9 Linamar 73.99 - 1.10 304 0.5 13.5 89.42 48.13 + 20.7 Loblaw Cos 69.73 - 0.62 500 1.4 37.0 70.42 52.01 + 30.5 Lundin Mining 4.53 + 0.21 2429 n. a. 13.0 6.56 3.68 - 29.3 MEG Energy 13.61 + 0.24 1290 n. a. n. a. 40.75 13.30 - 64.0 METRO 34.58 - 1.02 410 1.3 18.6 37.10 22.673 + 48.4 Magna Intl 69.54 + 0.53 871 1.6 11.6 74.50 46.445 + 16.3 Manulife Finl 22.50 + 0.10 2135 3.0 12.8 24.20 18.91 + 1.9 Methanex 58.94 + 1.18 591 2.4 13.5 77.82 48.97 - 16.7 National Bank 44.25 + 0.47 809 4.7 9.9 55.50 43.55 - 9.4 Open Text 48.00 - 0.11 216 2.2 17.8 76.71 47.68 - 6.8 Paramount Res 20.25 + 0.59 1141 n. a. n. a. 66.37 19.32 - 64.1 Pembina Ppln 37.62 + 0.34 783 4.9 39.6 53.04 36.16 - 19.0 Peyto Expl 28.49 + 0.80 588 4.6 17.9 38.70 27.60 - 22.4 Potash Corp 35.35 - 0.23 1559 5.6 14.5 47.10 35.02 - 10.4 Power Corp SV 29.98 + 0.08 649 4.2 10.0 34.79 27.60 - 6.3 Power Finl 33.57 + 0.04 501 4.4 10.7 39.04 30.14 - 4.3 PrairieSky Rt 26.68 + 0.52 1128 4.9 n. a. 41.45 23.06 - 36.9 Precisn Drill 6.35 + 0.20 1626 4.4 n. a. 14.49 5.70 - 56.4 Rstrnt Brand 55.35 + 1.14 338 0.7 n. a. 57.11 34.02 n. a. RioCan REIT 26.02 + 0.11 531 5.4 14.2 30.25 25.11 - 6.2 RogerCom B NV 45.52 - 0.16 996 4.2 18.8 47.50 40.72 + 7.1 Royal Bank 73.62 + 0.10 2276 4.2 11.3 83.87 71.74 - 7.8 Saputo 29.54 - 0.26 614 1.8 19.1 37.58 28.78 - 12.0 Shaw Com B NV 26.95 + 0.04 988 4.4 16.6 31.93 26.45 - 1.4 Silver Wheatn 16.86 + 0.37 2511 1.5 27.7 29.98 15.79 - 41.7 Stantec 36.51 + 0.80 324 1.2 20.3 38.135 28.78 + 5.0 Sun Life Finl 41.31 + 0.21 862 3.7 14.1 43.44 35.73 - 0.5 Suncor Energy 33.18 + 0.46 2602 3.4 56.2 45.91 30.89 - 26.8 Superior Plus 10.88 - 0.07 1336 6.6 n. a. 15.06 10.59 - 20.9 TELUS 44.19 + 0.23 777 3.8 18.6 45.14 37.13 + 18.2 TMX Group 48.60 + 1.51 246 3.3 27.5 57.58 46.02 - 15.4 Teck Res B SV 9.45 + 0.63 4378 3.2 15.8 26.98 8.77 - 63.4 ThomsonReuter 48.67 + 0.01 323 3.6 15.7 53.00 39.45 + 21.6 TD Bank 51.17 + 0.18 3031 4.0 12.5 58.20 49.67 - 9.9 Tourmaline 32.34 + 0.96 717 n. a. 15.4 55.17 31.27 - 37.7 TransAlta 8.55 - 0.24 2350 8.4 23.1 12.94 8.36 - 32.1 TransCanada 49.38 + 0.09 1005 4.2 20.3 63.86 48.46 - 11.5 TransForce 23.18 - 0.06 922 2.9 14.3 31.60 22.98 - 14.7 Valeant Pharm 333.91 - 3.58 390 n. a. n. a. 341.02 116.01+ 148.9 Veresen 14.83 - 0.15 666 6.7 53.0 19.40 13.52 - 23.9 VermilionEnrg 43.00 + 1.14 479 6.0 27.6 72.48 41.61 - 40.3 West Fraser 56.88 + 0.25 349 0.5 27.0 78.55 46.15 + 11.7 WestJet Airl 21.83 - 0.84 658 2.6 8.3 34.95 21.28 - 20.4 Weston George 105.59 - 0.29 110 1.6 n. a. 107.56 85.15 + 23.0 Whitecap Res 10.68 + 0.51 2463 7.0 5.9 18.70 9.75 - 34.8 T H E T S X T O P 1 0 0 Net Vol % 52 wk 52 wk 52 wk Stock Close ch 000s yield P/ E high low % ch Net Vol % 52 wk 52 wk 52 wk Stock Close ch 000s yield P/ E high low % ch C U R R E N C I E S Currency In $ Cdn Argentina peso 0.0843 Australia dollar 0.9475 Chinese yuan 0.2081 Dominican peso 0.0287 Euro 1.4285 Hong Kong$ 0.1667 India rupee 0.0203 Japan yen 0.0105 S. Korea won 0.0011 Mexico peso 0.0794 New Zealand$ 0.8651 Pakistan rupee 0.0127 Russia rouble 0.0215 Sri Lanka rupee 0.0097 Sweden krona 0.1509 Switzerland franc1.3424 Taiwan dollar 0.0411 U. A. E. dirham 0.3518 U. K. pound 2.0164 U. S. dollar 1.2921 C A N A D I A N D O L L A R US77.36� US0.70� Currency In $ Cdn Currency In $ Cdn Currency In $ Cdn M A N I T O B A S T O C K S These companies all have headquarters or major operations in Manitoba. Closing values are as of the end of trading yesterday. Provided by Laurentian Bank Securities FUTURES TRADING CANOLA Nov. ' 15490.50 497.00 487.00 492.80 490.50 Jan. ' 16 491.00 496.90 487.40 492.80 491.00 Mar 489.20 495.70 485.80 492.40 489.20 May 481.80 492.00 481.80 488.40 485.20 July 476.50 486.20 476.50 482.50 480.00 Nov. 453.00 453.00 450.00 452.80 448.40 Jan. ' 17 0.00 0.00 0.00 454.00 449.60 March 0.00 0.00 0.00 455.70 451.30 May 0.00 0.00 0.00 455.70 451.30 July 0.00 0.00 0.00 455.70 451.30 Nov. 0.00 0.00 0.00 455.90 451.30 BARLEY ( WESTERN): Oct. ' 15 0.00 0.00 0.00 208.10 210.10 Dec. 0.00 0.00 0.00 208.10 210.10 Mar ' 16 0.00 0.00 0.00 210.10 212.10 May 0.00 0.00 0.00 211.10 213.10 July 0.00 0.00 0.00 211.10 213.10 Oct. 0.00 0.00 0.00 211.10 213.10 Dec. 0.00 0.00 0.00 211.10 213.10 Mar ' 17 0.00 0.00 0.00 211.10 213.10 May 0.00 0.00 0.00 211.10 213.10 July 0.00 0.00 0.00 211.10 213.10 Oct. 0.00 0.00 0.00 211.10 213.10 WINNIPEG ( CP) - Grain quotes yesterday. Open High Low Close Yest. Open High Low Close Yest. Open High Low Close Yest. Open High Low Close Yest. Open High Low Close Yest. T H E M A R K E T S O N 0 7 . 2 8 . 1 5 SAVERS & INVESTORS REACH WE MORE 74% THE FREE PRESS IN PRINT OR ONLINE EACH WEEK READ FIFA hikes airport traffic PASSENGER traffic at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport continued on an upward trend in the second quarter, aided by thousands of international visitors for the FIFA Women's World Cup. In June, 326,395 passengers went through the terminal - the airport's fourth- busiest month this decade. Total traffic was up 4.28 per cent for the quarter, compared with the same period in 2014. It marks the fifth- consecutive four per cent- plus quarterly increase after declines throughout 2013. Revenue was $ 26.9 million for the second quarter, compared with $ 24.2 million for the same period in 2014. Earnings before interest, depreciation and taxes were $ 13.7 million, compared to $ 11.4 million for the same period in 2014. In June, NewLeaf Travel Company Inc. announced it will make the airport its headquarters. The ultra- low cost carrier said it plans to hire up to as many as 750 people and hopes to begin flying out of Winnipeg this summer. Get Windows 10 for free SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating system debuts today, as the longtime leader in PC software hopes giving the upgrade away for free will help it carve out a new role in a world where people increasingly rely on smartphones, tablets and information stored online. The company is counting on tens or even hundreds of millions of people to download its latest release in the coming months. Many people will also get Windows 10 as part of new PCs. The launch will be accompanied by a global marketing campaign for an event the company hopes will be pivotal - both for its own future and for a vast audience of computer users around the world. Windows 10 is coming to PCs and tablets first, but it's been designed to run phones, game consoles and even holographic headsets. It has new features, a streamlined web browser called Edge and a desktop version of Cortana, the online assistant that is Microsoft's answer to Google Now and Apple's Siri. Still, the company insists Windows 10 will seem familiar to users of Windows 7, the six- year- old operating system still running on most PCs. Microsoft and PC makers want to erase the memory of the last big update, 2012' s Windows 8, which alienated many with its jarring, unwieldy design. Microsoft skipped the name Windows 9, as if to distance itself further from the last release. While many analysts believe Windows 8 made sagging PC sales even worse, it's unclear if Windows 10 will spur the industry back to growth. VW tops global sales TOKYO - Volkswagen overtook Toyota in global vehicle sales for January to June, the first time the German automaker has come out top in the intensely competitive tallies. Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it sold 5.02 million vehicles in the first six months of this year, down 1.5 per cent from the same period the previous year, as sales struggled especially in the languishing Japanese market. Volkswagen AG said earlier this month it sold 5.04 million vehicles during the same period. Sales were robust in Europe and North America but fell in China, usually a strong market for the company. Its first- half sales were 0.5 per cent down from the same period in 2014. Detroit- based General Motors Corp., the top- selling automaker for more than seven decades until being surpassed by Toyota in 2008, is expected to report its figure Thursday. GM retook the sales crown in 2011, when Toyota's production was hurt by the quake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Toyota, which makes the Prius hybrid, Camry sedan and Lexus luxury models, made a big comeback in 2012, and has been the world's top- selling automaker for the past three years. Last year, Toyota sold 10.23 million vehicles, beating Volkswagen and General Motors. But it has said it's expecting to sell fewer trucks and cars this year, forecasting sales will fall one per cent year- on- year to 10.15 million vehicles. Volkswagen sold 10.14 million vehicles in 2014. VW makes the Beetle and Golf cars, and also has the Porsche, Bugatti and Audi brands under its group. GM was third last year, with 9.92 million vehicles sold. - staff / The Associated Press C ALGARY - WestJet reported record earnings Tuesday in its second quarter, propelled by falling fuel costs and a rising number of passengers. Gregg Saretsky, the CEO of the Calgary- based airline, said he expects the company's discounted rates and updated WestJet Plus fares for its premium economy class to drive similarly strong results in the second half of the year, despite a stumbling Canadian economy. " We're making a lot of Canadians happy, and we're filling up a lot of planes," he said in a conference call with analysts and investors. WestJet earned a second- quarter profit of $ 61.6 million, up from $ 51.8 million in the same period last year. Revenue improved to $ 942 million, up from $ 930.3 million last year. Earlier this year, WestJet said it would add the Boeing 767 to its fleet of aircraft, with an eye to using the larger passenger jets on some of its longer flights. The new planes will feature an Economy Plus class, a cheaper alternative to business class that still gives travellers more room and extra amenities, WestJet said. " We're taking advantage of what we're seeing in corporate Canada with corporate travel policies changing and companies not permitting their flyers on segments under five hours to buy business class fares," Saretsky said. The quarterly results come as West- Jet pilots are in the midst of a vote to decide if they'll form the airline's first union. The WestJet Professional Pilots Association is pushing to unionize the company's roughly 1,300 pilots, with voting until Aug. 5. Saretsky said he doesn't believe the company's relationship with its workforce will change, regardless of what happens. " We've enjoyed very good labour relations with our employees over 19 years," he said. " I don't expect that changes." The WestJet Professional Flight Attendants Association also wants to have the airline's approximately 2,700 flight attendants unionized, but they are still working to have a majority of members sign up before a vote can be held. The company said Tuesday it is rolling out a new in- flight entertainment system, offering TV shows, movies and wireless Internet access to passengers who download a company app on their personal smartphones or tablets. In its quarterly report, capacity was up 7.5 per cent compared with a year ago, while revenue passenger miles were up 5.5 per cent. Cost per available- seat mile for the airline improved to 12.65 cents, down from 13.76 cents a year ago. But revenue per available seat mile slipped to 14.16 cents compared with 15.02 cents in the same quarter last year. Saretsky also said the company intends to complete its search for a chief financial officer by the end of the next quarter, with interim CFO Candice Li one of the candidates for the position. - The Canadian Press BUSINESS Watch Record earnings posted by WestJet B_ 08_ Jul- 29- 15_ FP_ 01. indd B8 7/ 28/ 15 9: 15: 17 PM ;