Market Currents

• Tuesday, October 6, 2009

• 09:23 AM Ivanhoe Mines (IVN) and Rio Tinto (RTP) ink a long-term investment agreement with Mongolia to develop and operate the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mining complex. Rio currently owns 9.9% of IVN, and has the right to boost its stake to 43.1-46.6% through open-market purchases over the next two years (PR). IVN +5.5% premarket. RTP +2%. Comment!
• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: AVCT +21%. HL +6%. SLW +5%. GBG +5%. GSS +5%. MPG +4%. AUY +4%. IVN +4%. RTK +4%. NGD +4%. CIT +4%. ALU +4%.
  Losers: STJ -13%. CVM -10%. BSX -4%. MDT -4%. Comment!

• Monday, December 8, 2008

• 09:03 AM Premarket gainers: HGSI +45%. IVN +26%. CHK +24%. DRYS +23%. GM +22%. F +16%. HIG +15%. PLD +12%. HL +13%. SLW +13%. ACH +12%. FCX +11%. ACGY +11%. SD +10%. NYX +10%. VIP +10%. X +10%. NOV +9%. AAUK +9%. JASO +9%. CIT +9%. ESLR +9%. APC +9%. ODFL +9%. HK +9%. Comment!

• Monday, July 7, 2008

• 09:00 AM Sources say secret stockpiles of copper are sitting in Chinese warehouses as merchants and hedge funds try to squeeze the market. Dow Jones. (CPU, IVN, FCX) Comment!