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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 8, 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE B6 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 TSX UP AS OIL CLIMBS 15,188.84 + 88.19 + 0.58% 689.57 + 0.91 + 0.13% 17,875.42 - 5.43 - 0.03% 4,910.23 - 7.09 - 0.14% B Y D AV I D F R I E N D T O R O N T O • The Toronto stock market closed with a solid gain on Tuesday as crude oil prices settled at their highest level of the year. The S& P/ TSX composite index rose 88.19 points to 15,188.84, while the Canadian dollar fell 0.17 of a U. S. cent to 79.97 cents. Leading the market were TSX energy stocks, with the sector rising 1.9 per cent as the price of crude continued its climb for a second straight session. The May crude contract settled $ 1.84 higher at US$ 53.98 a barrel, a level it last hit on Dec. 30, 2014. The commodity was on the upswing ahead of the latest crude inventory report due Wednesday, which is expected to show a positive combination of lower output and higher demand. Gold prices retreated from a seven- week high as the June bullion contract dropped $ 8 to US$ 1,210.60 an ounce, giving back a chunk of its almost US$ 18 advance on Monday. New York markets pulled back late in the session as traders gave up a rally that drove a sharp rise earlier in the day. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 5.43 points at 17,875.42 and the Nasdaq fell 7.09 points to 4,910.23. The S& P 500 was down 4.29 points at 2,076.33. 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$ 53.98 US$ 1.84 N Y M E X G A S US$ 2.68 US3¢ G O L D US$ 1,210.60 - US$ 8.00 S I L V E R US$ 16.87 - US28¢ AG Growth Intl Inc - 0.45 49.98 67,431 All In West! Capital Corp nil 0.01 0 Arctic Glacier Income Fund nil 0.05 0 Artis Real Estate Invmt Tr 0.01 14.92 167,298 Bird River Resources Inc nil 0.07 0 Boyd Group Inc ( the) - 0.80 54.00 29,355 Buhler Industries Inc nil 5.29 0 Canickel Mining Limited nil 0.16 372 Copper Reef Mining Corp nil 0.03 0 Craig Wireless Systems Ltd nil 0.05 0 Diamedica Inc 0.01 0.10 86,200 Empire Industries Inc 0.04 0.14 3,640,745 Exchange Income Corporation- 0.28 21.32 29,542 FP Newspapers Inc nil 2.20 50 Gendis Inc nil 3.60 1,047 Gossan Resources Limited nil 0.03 300 Great West Lifeco Inc - 0.02 36.48 555,129 Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.10 10.84 653,731 IGM Financial Inc - 0.02 44.92 241,609 Imris Inc 0.03 1.08 18,800 Kane Biotech Inc nil 0.05 0 King’s Bay Gold Corp nil 0.01 0 Lakeview Hotel Investment Corpnil 0.33 0 Lanesborough Real Estate Inv nil 0.38 0 Legumex Walker Inc 0.03 3.37 4,551 Mainstream Minerals Corp nil 0.01 0 Manitoba Telecom Services - 0.02 24.73 153,831 Medicure Inc 0.05 2.15 31,533 Miraculins Inc - 0.01 0.14 4,119,697 New Flyer Industries Inc 0.04 14.49 39,277 Nordic Oil & Gas Ltd nil 0.01 0 North West Co Inc 0.08 25.58 65,039 Novra Technologies Inc nil 0.07 0 People Corporation - 0.12 3.57 16,125 Pollard Banknote Ltd - 0.01 6.92 1,820 Ridley Inc 0.11 33.87 330 San Gold Corp 0.01 0.02 125,165 Sgx Resources Inc nil 0.02 1,000 Temple Hotels Inc 0.03 2.16 37,774 Victory Nickel Inc 0.01 0.12 57,415 Wildcat Exploration Ltd nil 0.03 0 Winpak Ltd - 0.37 41.83 38,292 Issuer Change Close Vol Issuer Change Close Vol ARC Resources 23.06 + 0.10 783 5.2 19.2 33.68 20.75 - 25.6 Agnico Eagle 37.10 - 1.40 676 1.1 69.0 45.92 25.05 + 8.9 Agrium 131.75 + 0.88 233 3.0 19.1 146.51 92.81 + 29.2 Air Canada 12.00 + 0.12 2169 n. a. 34.3 13.35 6.52 + 68.3 Aliment B SV 51.00 + 0.71 767 0.4 24.3 51.83 28.50 + 69.8 Amaya Inc 31.96 - 0.80 680 n. a. 66.6 39.25 5.61+ 399.4 BCE 54.01 + 0.31 942 4.8 18.1 60.20 46.43 + 12.4 Bank of Mtl 77.23 + 0.78 1191 4.1 12.2 85.71 72.87 + 3.7 Bank of NS 63.78 + 0.64 1660 4.3 11.2 74.93 60.75 - 1.4 Barrick Gold 15.46 - 0.28 3664 1.6 n. a. 21.14 11.67 - 23.2 Baytex Energy 22.20 + 0.78 3322 5.4 n. a. 49.88 14.56 - 50.4 BlackBerry 11.66 + 0.01 1104 n. a. n. a. 15.10 7.685 + 35.3 Bombrdr B SV 2.65 + 0.09 45889 n. a. n. a. 4.43 2.26 - 35.7 Bonavista En 6.91 + 0.04 4114 6.1 n. a. 17.85 5.62 - 59.4 BrkfldAsst LV 69.32 + 0.34 681 1.2 11.6 70.09 44.68 + 54.7 CCL Inds B NV 148.91 + 0.23 73 1.0 23.6 150.10 95.65 + 49.8 CGI Group SV 55.00 + 1.02 559 n. a. 18.8 57.69 34.57 + 61.4 CI Financial 35.28 + 0.12 375 3.6 19.1 37.00 30.56 - 0.5 Calfrac Well 9.97 + 0.04 1137 5.0 14.0 22.57 7.30 - 42.8 Cameco 18.35 - 0.08 924 2.2 n. a. 25.98 16.73 - 28.0 CIBC 92.68 + 0.57 966 4.6 12.7 107.37 88.04 - 2.5 Cdn Natl Rail 82.86 + 0.34 1369 1.5 21.5 88.89 59.66 + 37.0 Cdn Natrl Res 41.04 + 0.79 3278 2.2 14.3 49.57 31.00 - 5.2 Cdn Oil Sands 11.38 + 0.07 3249 1.8 12.0 24.68 6.01 - 50.6 Cdn Pac Rail 229.46 + 1.10 485 0.6 26.9 247.56 156.64 + 41.1 Cdn Tire A NV 134.34 + 1.08 164 1.6 17.9 135.01 100.01 + 27.2 Catamaran 74.01 + 0.16 1376 n. a. 38.7 76.21 40.52 + 61.9 Cenovus Enrg 22.39 + 0.40 3146 4.8 22.8 34.79 18.72 - 28.6 ConcordiaHlth 84.80 + 0.40 305 0.4 n. a. 91.16 17.15+ 397.1 ConstlltnSftw 480.25+ 19.25 43 1.0 78.9 484.66 230.08 + 78.3 CrescentPoint 31.31 + 0.51 1987 8.8 34.0 48.68 21.20 - 22.4 DH Corp 41.22 + 0.54 541 3.1 31.2 41.53 29.85 + 33.7 Dollarama 71.73 + 0.07 246 0.5 32.3 72.30 43.69 + 65.6 Dream REIT 27.10 - 0.02 1005 8.9 n. a. 29.78 23.80 - 6.5 Enbridge 61.95 + 0.56 1500 3.0 46.2 65.13 47.43 + 22.6 EnCana 15.07 + 0.55 5145 2.3 2.6 26.85 13.31 - 36.9 Enerplus 14.28 + 0.30 1406 4.2 9.8 27.05 9.02 - 35.1 FairfaxFin SV 701.98 + 3.48 33 1.8 7.5 739.00 462.00 + 47.3 Finning Intl 24.39 + 0.51 670 2.9 13.2 34.34 20.52 - 17.3 First Quantum 16.49 + 0.36 1389 0.6 9.4 27.29 9.89 - 16.9 Fortis 39.23 + 0.23 481 3.5 28.2 42.23 31.26 + 23.8 Franco- Nevada 62.37 - 1.64 225 1.6 n. a. 74.10 49.08 + 20.3 Genworth MI 31.44 + 0.85 480 5.0 7.9 41.98 27.75 - 16.2 Gildan Actvwr 38.50 + 0.19 609 0.8 n. a. 39.79 26.725 + 40.3 Goldcorp 23.81 - 0.28 1631 3.2 n. a. 32.32 19.18 - 12.3 Grt- West Life 36.48 - 0.02 555 3.6 14.3 37.50 28.61 + 20.4 Home Capital 45.11 + 1.37 316 2.0 10.1 55.94 39.40 + 3.4 Hudson’s Bay 28.29 + 1.49 1699 0.7 23.8 29.00 15.80 + 65.6 Husky Energy 27.20 + 0.18 774 4.4 21.6 37.31 21.39 - 21.4 IGM Financial 44.92 - 0.02 242 5.0 15.0 55.49 42.11 - 14.1 Imperial Oil 52.03 + 0.25 478 1.0 11.6 57.96 44.08 + 2.8 Intact Finl 94.41 - 0.32 293 2.2 16.3 95.77 68.20 + 37.5 Inter Ppln 31.41 - 0.12 644 4.7 29.9 38.95 27.13 + 8.7 Keyera 45.30 + 1.06 349 3.0 16.2 49.92 34.39 + 31.0 Legacy O+ G 2.01 + 0.16 5443 n. a. 13.4 10.03 1.17 - 73.0 Loblaw Cos 64.64 + 1.00 334 1.5 n. a. 66.88 45.51 + 38.6 METRO 36.24 + 0.36 1276 1.3 20.3 36.52 21.00 + 66.0 Magna Intl 66.73 - 0.52 646 1.6 12.1 69.71 46.445 + 27.3 Manulife Finl 21.55 + 0.05 3298 2.9 11.8 23.09 18.91 + 3.7 Methanex 69.24 + 0.30 202 1.8 11.6 77.82 48.97 - 4.5 National Bank 46.93 + 0.46 886 4.3 10.7 55.50 44.15 + 3.1 Open Text 69.36 + 2.31 310 1.2 24.7 76.71 49.23 + 38.1 Pac Rubiales 3.00 - 0.08 3825 27.5 1.5 23.86 2.55 - 85.6 Paramount Res 34.51 + 1.59 327 n. a. n. a. 66.37 21.72 - 31.3 Pembina Ppln 41.34 + 0.61 739 4.2 38.6 53.04 36.16 - 0.4 Peyto Expl 34.84 - 0.19 446 3.8 20.4 41.95 29.67 - 7.7 Potash Corp 41.24 + 0.37 1074 4.6 18.0 47.10 35.245 + 11.1 Power Corp SV 33.37 - 0.02 712 3.5 12.0 34.79 27.60 + 10.0 Power Finl 37.11 - 0.19 399 4.0 12.4 39.04 30.14 + 8.7 PrairieSky Rt 32.80 + 0.10 582 4.0 11.2 42.60 23.06 n. a. Precisn Drill 8.72 + 0.04 1637 3.2 79.3 15.65 5.70 - 32.0 RONA 16.81 + 0.24 1315 0.8 30.6 16.95 10.80 + 45.8 Raging Riv Ex 9.45 + 0.20 1162 n. a. 15.2 11.25 5.58 + 6.2 Rstrnt Brand 48.69 - 0.22 224 0.2 n. a. 57.11 34.02 n. a. Rio Alto Mng 3.48 - 0.07 9347 n. a. 13.3 3.99 1.74 + 58.2 RioCan REIT 29.07 - 0.38 485 4.9 13.8 30.08 25.11 + 9.6 RogerCom B NV 42.98 nil 703 4.5 16.5 47.50 40.80 - 4.6 Royal Bank 77.81 + 0.74 2215 4.0 12.4 83.87 71.74 + 6.6 SNC- Lavalin 40.77 + 0.61 367 2.5 4.7 59.63 36.24 - 15.5 Saputo 35.42 - 0.08 374 1.5 24.3 37.58 27.435 + 27.1 Seven Generat 17.33 + 0.29 767 n. a. 47.5 24.70 14.25 n. a. Shaw Com B NV 28.74 + 0.04 461 4.1 16.1 31.93 25.74 + 10.4 Silver Wheatn 24.40 - 0.11 1048 1.0 28.7 29.98 18.92 - 1.8 Spartan Enrgy 3.19 + 0.09 10952 n. a. 29.0 4.26 2.20 n. a. Sun Life Finl 39.38 + 0.22 665 3.7 13.7 43.44 35.46 + 7.9 Suncor Energy 38.98 + 0.26 3499 2.9 21.2 47.18 30.89 - 0.2 TELUS 42.58 + 0.20 747 3.8 18.4 45.14 37.13 + 9.8 TORC O & G 10.59 - 0.32 1382 5.1 n. a. 16.33 6.48 - 13.2 Tahoe Res 15.56 - 0.12 4632 1.9 20.1 30.15 13.19 - 33.2 Teck Res B SV 17.38 - 0.02 1964 5.2 27.6 26.98 12.46 - 29.7 ThomsonReuter 51.99 - 0.01 530 3.2 17.6 52.49 37.10 + 35.7 TD Bank 54.54 + 0.44 2793 3.7 13.1 58.20 49.67 + 6.2 Tourmaline 40.94 + 1.36 380 n. a. 16.6 59.25 32.80 - 22.5 TransCanada 54.60 + 0.62 1948 3.8 22.2 63.86 49.30 + 6.8 Trevali Res 1.05 nil 12016 n. a. n. a. 1.41 0.91 + 2.9 Valeant Pharm 248.79 + 2.13 269 n. a. 73.2 263.91 116.01 + 90.2 VermilionEnrg 55.99 + 0.48 278 4.6 22.0 78.24 44.05 - 18.0 West Fraser 60.49 - 1.44 314 0.5 19.8 78.55 45.05 + 19.2 WestJet Airl 27.48 - 1.02 855 2.0 12.4 34.95 23.31 + 8.4 Whitecap Res 14.85 - 0.04 2399 5.1 7.6 18.70 9.75 + 19.1 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 0.0905 Australia dollar 0.9559 Chinese yuan 0.2017 Denmark krone 0.1813 Dominican peso 0.0280 Euro 1.3547 Hong Kong dollar0.1612 India rupee 0.0201 Japan yen 0.0104 S. Korea won 0.0011 Mexico peso 0.0839 Pakistan rupee 0.0123 Russia rouble 0.0227 Sri Lanka rupee 0.0094 Sweden krona 0.1444 Switzerland franc1.2959 Taiwan dollar 0.0403 U. A. E. dirham 0.3403 U. K. pound 1.8558 U. S. dollar 1.2499 C A N A D I A N D O L L A R US79.97¢ - US0.17¢ 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 May ’ 15 457.40 460.00 452.80 453.80 458.30 July 458.60 460.20 453.00 454.10 458.60 Nov. 452.00 452.90 445.10 445.90 450.90 Jan. ’ 16 447.20 447.20 445.40 446.30 451.60 March 447.30 447.30 445.70 446.30 452.00 May 448.30 448.30 448.30 447.00 453.00 July 0.00 0.00 0.00 447.50 453.70 Nov. 0.00 0.00 0.00 443.60 449.80 Jan. ’ 17 0.00 0.00 0.00 443.60 449.80 March 0.00 0.00 0.00 443.60 449.80 May 0.00 0.00 0.00 443.60 449.80 BARLEY ( WESTERN): May ’ 15 0.00 0.00 0.00 205.00 205.00 July 0.00 0.00 0.00 204.00 204.00 Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00 189.00 189.00 Dec 0.00 0.00 0.00 189.00 189.00 Mar ’ 16 0.00 0.00 0.00 189.00 189.00 May 0.00 0.00 0.00 189.00 189.00 July 0.00 0.00 0.00 189.00 189.00 Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00 189.00 189.00 Dec 0.00 0.00 0.00 189.00 189.00 Mar ’ 17 0.00 0.00 0.00 189.00 189.00 May 0.00 0.00 0.00 189.00 189.00 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 4 . 0 7 . 1 5 When you make the important decision to buy or sell a home, RE/ MAX Winnipeg Associates are commited to going the extra mile to ensure that all of your needs are successfully met in a professional and honest manner. O TTAWA — Stephen Harper is making it clear pretty much nothing will make him stray from his balanced- budget target this fiscal year. The prime minister slammed the door Tuesday on the possibility the government would open the vault for a stimulus program to help the economy, which has been hobbled by lower oil prices. Harper’s remarks came a day after the government unloaded its multibillion- dollar stake in General Motors, a deal expected to help the Conservatives achieve their long- running pledge to balance the upcoming election- year budget. The government isn’t contemplating stimulus because the weakened economy is still expected to grow, albeit at a slower rate than anticipated, Harper told a news conference in Vancouver. “ Embarking on a major stimulus program when the economy’s growing, and driving us back into deficit, makes absolutely no long- term economic sense whatsoever,” he said after announcing a change to the student loan program. Harper argued the government will be injecting a “ fair bit of money into the economy” this year — even with a balanced budget — through measures such as “ very large- scale tax cuts” for families and increased infrastructure spending. This week, the government also found a way to pump cash into the federal bank account. On Monday, Ottawa announced it had sold all 73.4 million of its GM shares, the leftovers from the 2009 effort to bail out the then- struggling automaker. The Finance Department said Goldman, Sachs & Co. acquired the stock in an unregistered block trade, but few details of the transaction have been made public. Taxpayers’ GM holdings were worth more than $ 3.3 billion Monday, based on a US$ 36.66 price at the close and an exchange rate of $ 1.2473. But it’s still unclear exactly how much cash the sale will generate for the federal government. Harper has repeatedly insisted the government will erase the deficit despite the oil slump — a promise that could be key to his chances in this year’s election, scheduled for October. The transaction came a few days into the 2015- 16 fiscal year, which means the proceeds will help pad the bottom line in this year’s budget. The budget will be delivered April 21. In November, the government predicted a $ 1.6- billion surplus for 2015- 16, but crude prices tumbled even further in the months that followed. The lower oil prices are expected to indirectly siphon billions of dollars from federal revenues. The oil slump also forced Finance Minister Joe Oliver to take the rare step of postponing the release of the budget until April. The fiscal blueprint is usually presented in February. Oliver said his department needed more time to get a handle on the market instability caused by the oil shock. In hindsight, however, observers and political opponents wonder if postponing the budget until April was done — at least in part — to allow the government to put the proceeds from the stock sale on the books in the current fiscal year. “ The Conservatives would sell the gold out of their grandmothers’ teeth right now,” said Liberal finance critic Scott Brison, who also thinks the Tories delayed the budget to draw attention away from the high- profile criminal trial for suspended senator Mike Duffy. “ They will do anything to create a surplus on the eve of an election.” — The Canadian Press winnipegfreepress. com WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015 B 6 SAVERS & INVESTORS REACH WE MORE 74% THE FREE PRESS IN PRINT OR ONLINE EACH WEEK READ Harper firm on balancing budget No stimulus program to help economy hobbled by oil slump By Andy Blatchford B_ 06_ Apr- 08- 15_ FP_ 01. indd B6 4/ 7/ 15 7: 46: 57 PM