Tuesday, 05 June 2007

Canadian Stocks Rise as Copper Miners Advance on Takeover Speculation

(Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks rose for a third day,
erasing an early decline as metals producers including First
Quantum Minerals Ltd. climbed after Xstrata Plc said it's ready
to spend ``several billion'' dollars on acquisitions.

``The largest contributor in the market has been M&A,'' said
Michael Sprung, who overseas about $50 million as president of
Sprung & Co. Investment Counsel in Toronto. ``That continues to
create a lot of excitement in the mining industry.''


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