A report on TSX and Venture companies that have hit their 52-week high and low during trading on Friday, January 17.
The first company on the TSX to hit a 52-week high was
Senvest Capital Inc. (
TSX: T.SEC,
Stock Forum), which hit a new high of $159.96 today after gaining 3.2%, and has enjoyed a 16.02% rise since January 1. The stock has lifted consistently over 2013, with a 52-week low of $68.00 in February 2013.
In its latest news, Senvest reported its
results for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2013.
Badger Daylighting Ltd. (
TSX: T.BAD,
Stock Forum) was the second company to get to a 52-week high. The company rose 3.9% to $95.61, and since January 1, the excavation services company has risen 11.3% The stock has lifted consistently over 2013, with a 52-week low of $32.83 in January 2013.
On January 13, Badger
announced a three-for-one share split and January cash dividend.
On the low side of the TSX,
Calmena Energy Services Inc. (
TSX: T.CEZ,
Stock Forum) lost 37.5% to $0.025 a share. Until today’s fall, Calmena had moved up 1.79% since January 1. The stock has been quite volatile but ultimately has fallen from a 52-week high of $0.16 in January.
The stock is reacting to news the energy services company’s senior lender has requested payment of all amounts owing to it under the
credit facilities by Feb. 15, 2014.
On the Venture, the top 52-week high gainer was
Sportscene Group Inc. (
TSX: V.SPS.A,
Stock Forum), which rose 11.8% to $9.50 a share, and since January 1 has gone up 26.3%. Throughout 2013 the stock has been very unstable, hitting a 52-week low of $6.05 in August.
On January 16, the company disclosed
enhanced results for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 and provided the outlook for full-year 2014.
Excelsior Mining Corp. (
TSX: V.MIN,
Stock Forum) was second on the list with a climb of 300% to $0.48 a share. Throughout January the junior miner rose 20%. Until today the company’s share price has been hovering between $0.10 and $0.25.
Today, Excelsior announced the results of a comprehensive
pre-feasibility study (PFS) on the North Star deposit of the Gunnison copper project, located in southern Arizona.
On the low side,
Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd. (
TSX: V.SOG,
Stock Forum) slipped to a new 52-week low of $0.52 after losing 28.8%. In January, the exploration and development company has fallen 4.8%. Throughout 2013, Strategic has been on a steady decline, falling from a 52-week high of $1.45 in February.
Today, the company provided
an operational update as well as 2014 guidance.
And finally,
Rogue Iron Ore Corp. (
TSX: V.RRS,
Stock Forum) dropped 22.2% to $0.07 a share. The resource company has lost 15.8% since the start of January. Since March, rogue has been hovering between $0.075 and $0.15.
On December 31, Rogue announced that it had closed the first tranche of its previously announced $750,000 non-brokered
private placement financing.