TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE

摘要

The second week of December was a sideways one for the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index, as it alternated between small gains and small losses to end the session up just 0.66 point at 1,183.62. Trading volumes were average, ranging between 70 million and 95 million trades per day. Copper inventories in London climbed to their highest levels since September 2008, but the spot price remained steady near US$3.65 per lb. Gold was not so steady: anxiety over the looming fiscal cliff pushed investors to U.S. bonds, dragging down the gold price by US$20 to US$1,693 per oz. gold by the week's end.