MARKET ACTIVITY/TRADING NOTES FOR DAY ENDING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1997 (7)
MARKET ACTIVITY The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 fell 0.7% or 49.36 to 6724.57. In comparison, the Toronto Oil & Gas Composite fell 1.0% or 73.03 to 7021.08. Looking into the sub-components, the integrated Oils lost 0.2% or 19.70 to 7021.08. the oil & Gas Producers fell 1.3% or 80.45 to 6218.41. Oil & Gas Services dropped 1.8% or 58.89 to 3216.18. Snow Leopard, Beau Canada Exploration, Northstar Energy, Newport Energy, Talisman Energy, Abacan Resources and Compton Petroleum were among the top 50 most active traded issues on the TSE. Seven Seas Petroleum gained $0.75 to $18.90, Chieftain International $0.70 to $332.25, Amber Energy $0.40 to $21.00 and Rio Alto Exploration $0.40 to $12.90. Percentage losers included Compton Petroleum 6.5% to $1.65, Bow Valley Exploration 6.3% to $1.70, Southward Energy 6.3% to $1.70, Opal Energy 6.1% to $1.05, Post Energy 5.7% to $3.70 and Rider Resources 5.0% to $5.25. Pendaires Petroleum lost $1.45 to $11.05, Pacalta Resources $1.25 to $19.10, Remington Resources $1.00 to $24.50 and Elk Point Resources $0.75 to $8.00. Percentage losers included Abacan Resources 13.2% to $2.90, TUSK Energy 12.0% to $1.10, Pendaires Petroleum 11.6% to $11.05, Phoenix Canada Oil 8.8% to $1.55, K2 Energy 8.8% to $1.45, Elk Point Resources 8.6% to $8.00, Renata Resources 8.3% to $1.65 and Cavell Energy 7.9% to $1.40. Seven Seas Petroleum reached a new 52-week high. Barrington Petroleum, Canadian Conquest Exploration, Northstar Energy and TUSK Energy reached new 52-week lows. Review of the service sector found Bonus Resource Services among the top 50 most active traded issues on the TSE. Plains Energy Services gained $1.00 to $12.75, NQL Drilling $0.75 to $12.00, Canadian Fracmaster $0.65 to $12.15, ATCO II $0.40 to $32.65, Artisan Corp. $0.35 to $13.75 and Tesco $0.35 to $21.75. Percentage gainers included Inter-Tech Drilling 9.5% to $1.15, Plains Energy Services 8.5% to $12.75 and NQL Drilling 6.7% to $12.00. On the downside, Shaw Indusrties lost $2.30 to $46.30, Precision Drilling $1.20 to $36.20, Enertec Resource Services $0.90 to $14.00 and Akita Drilling A $0.75 to $11.50. Percentage loser was Enerchem International 17.4% to $1.90. ATCO I and ATCO II reached new 52-week highs. Bowridge Resources reached a new 52-week low. Over on the Alberta Stock Exchange, Fox Energy, EMR Microwave, Stampede Oils, Cirque Energy, Gold Star Energy, Storm Energy, Oilexco, NTI Resources and Oxbow Exploration were among the most active traded issues. Avid Oil and Gas gained $0.25 to $1.85, Hawk Oil $0.25 to $1.50, Peregrine Oil & Gas $0.18 to $1.18, Niko Resources $0.15 to $5.25, Red Sea Oil $0.15 to $1.20, Southesk Energy $0.15 to $4.35, Desmarais Energy $0.12 to $0.37, Belfast Energy $0.10 to $3.20, Farm Energy $0.10 to $0.70, Storm Energy $0.10 to $0.80 and Wolverine Energy $0.10 to $1.15. Percentage gainers included Desmarais Energy 48.0% to $0.37, Hawk Oil 20.0% to $1.50, Peregrine Oil & Gas 18.0% to $1.18, Farm Energy 16.7% to $0.70, Avid Oil & Gas 15.6% to $1.85, BXL Energy 15.4% to $0.60, red Sea Oil 14.3% to $1.20, Storm Energy 14.3% to $0.80 and Ascot Energy Resources 12.9% to $0.35. On the downside, Probe Exploratiom lost $0.50 to $4.90, Arrival Energy $0.45 to $2.15, Granger Energy $0.28 to $1.80, Payson Systems $0.25 to $7.00, NTI Resources $0.22 to $1.41, Veteran Resources $0.20 to $1.00, Syner-Seis Technologies $0.16 to $2.51, AltaQuest Energy $0.15 to $2.20, Bromley marr $0.15 to $1.05 and Global Link Int'l $0.15 to $1.60. Percentage losers included Coral sea Petroleum 33.35 to $0.20, Arrival Energy 17.3% to $2.15, Veteran Resources 16.7% to $1.00, Brandon Energy 14.3% to $0.60, Electra Energy 13.8% to $0.25 and Oilexco 13.5% to $0.32. There were no new 52-week highs. Beaver Lake Resources, Constellation Oil & Gas, Oilexco and Cubacan Exploration reached new 52-week lows. |