The S&P/TSX Composite Index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) edged up final Friday (Might 19), opening at 20,297.09.
Nonetheless, it was on monitor for an additional weekly loss as worries over inflation and commodities costs hit the inventory market. The index finally completed at 20,346.79, down 0.4 % from the place it began the interval.
Gold dropped under the US$2,000 per ounce degree final week, with sister steel silver hovering round US$23 per ounce.
“I am fairly assured that the gold worth will make a brand new excessive (in 2023), and it is as a result of there’s extra buyers than ever collaborating within the gold market,” Peter Grosskopf of SCP Useful resource Finance advised the Investing Information Community.
“And as nicely it is climbed a wall of fear with larger charges, a better US greenback. And but gold continues to achieve towards different currencies and in US greenback pricing. I believe that sooner or later there’s going to be a shock to the system — there’s going to be some type of correction someplace that simply drives it to new highs,” he defined.
In opposition to that backdrop, some junior mining and vitality corporations noticed their inventory costs go up final week. Right here’s a take a look at these corporations and the components that introduced them momentum throughout that point.
Main this week’s prime TSX shares record is Kelt Exploration, a Calgary-based oil and gasoline firm centered on the exploration, growth and manufacturing of crude oil and pure gasoline sources in Western Canada.
Final Monday (Might 15), the corporate quickly shut down manufacturing of roughly 5,000 barrels of oil equal per day on account of wildfires in BC. Kelt shared the information of the halt on Tuesday (Might 16), and stated it is able to restart manufacturing as quickly as it’s protected to take action. Shares of Kelt Exploration elevated 9.96 % final week to finish at C$5.52.
2. Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX:MPVD)
Mountain Province Diamonds holds an curiosity within the Gahcho Kué diamond mine positioned in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Gahcho Kué is being developed by a three way partnership between the corporate and De Beers, owned by Anglo American (LSE:AAL,OTCQX:AAUKF). The corporate additionally controls greater than 113,000 hectares of extremely potential mineral claims and leases surrounding Gahcho Kué.
Final week, Mountain Province didn’t launch any information, however its share worth elevated 8.51 % to finish at C$0.51.
One other oil and gasoline firm making the record is Benefit Power, which is concentrated on growing its place within the Montney pure gasoline and liquids useful resource play in Western Canada. Regardless of not releasing any information final week, shares of the corporate elevated 7.91 % to finish the 5 day interval at C$7.78.
Canacol Power is a pure gasoline exploration and manufacturing firm with operations centered in Colombia. The corporate presently provides roughly 20 % of the nation’s gasoline wants and greater than 50 % of the Caribbean coast’s gasoline demand.
Final week, shares of Canacol Power elevated 7.5 % to finish at C$11.04.
Final however not least this week is Pieridae Power, a Calgary-based upstream and midstream producer with belongings concentrated within the Canadian Foothills, the place it produces typical pure gasoline, pure gasoline liquids, condensate and sulfur.
Final week, shares of Pieridae Power elevated 7.41 % to shut the interval C$0.58.
Knowledge for five Prime Weekly TSX Performers articles is retrieved every Thursday after market shut utilizing TradingView’s inventory screener. Solely corporations with market capitalizations larger than C$50 million previous to the week’s features are included. Corporations throughout the non-energy minerals and vitality minerals are thought of.
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Securities Disclosure: I, Priscila Barrera, maintain no direct funding curiosity in any firm talked about on this article.