TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE

摘要

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 2.5%, or 12.85 points, to close at 504.28 points, weakened by collapsing oil prices and a sinking loonie. Spot gold prices fell 1.4%, or US$14.86, before closing at US$1,071.58 per oz. gold in anticipation of a tighter U.S. monetary policy and stronger U.S. dollar. Meanwhile, Brent crude oil slumped US$3.27, or 7.6%, to US$39.73 per barrel, driving down the CAD/ US exchange rate to multi-year lows of 74 cents to the dollar.