Friday, June 1, 2007

Canadian Stocks Rise on U.S. Job Growth, Gold Prices; Magna, Kinross Gain

(Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks advanced on signs of a
strengthening U.S. economy after a government report showed U.S.
employers boosted hiring in May. Climbing oil and metal prices also
lifted shares of commodity producers.

``We're back to a resource bias in the market,'' said Paul
Hand, managing director, equity trading, at RBC Capital Markets in
Toronto. ``This is part of the trend that's been in place for the
last three to four years.''


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