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Eye on Equities

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Screen looks for companies that can withstand a softer economy while still offering potential for gains if things turn upward

Companies with Strong Returns on Equity
Company Symbol 5-year
avg. ROE
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Co. LIF.UN-T 63.6
Computer Modelling Group Ltd. CMG-T 57.4
Constellation Software Inc. CSU-T 57.2
Source: Bloomberg

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Performance

Stocks that are moving

Company Symbol Latest % Chg
Anvil Mining Limited AVM-T 7.96 1.53
Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. QUX-T 15.03 -0.27
Grande Cache Coal GCE-T 9.90 1.33
Talisman Energy TLM-T 12.20 -2.32
Canadian Oil Sands COS-T 22.20 -1.81
Manulife Financial MFC-T 11.51 -3.11
Teck Resources TCK.B-T 39.85 -2.30
Suncor Energy SU-T 34.15 -1.27
Eldorado Gold ELD-T 13.57 -1.60
Kinross Gold K-T 10.77 -1.46

As of Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:23 PM

Company Symbol Latest % Chg

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Gainers have the highest percentage change in price, while losers have the largest decline. The most active are stocks with the highest trading volume on the exchange. We choose stocks that are worth at least $5, or 50 cents if they're listed on the TSX Venture exchange.

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Stocks reaching new highs and lows

Company Symbol Latest % Chg
The Brick Ltd. BRK-T 3.28 -0.91
Enbridge Inc. ENB-T 38.93 -0.51
Gibson Energy GEI-T 20.72 --
Provident Energy Ltd. PVE-T 12.11 0.17
Ecopetrol S.A. ECP-T 52.80 0.44
Poseidon Concepts PSN-T 16.26 0.56
Anvil Mining Limited AVM-T 7.96 1.53
CE Franklin CFT-T 10.17 13.25

As of Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:23 PM

Company Symbol Latest % Chg

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Our table lists the stocks whose prices reached a 52-week high or 52-week low. We choose the 10 most popular stocks out of all the record-setters.

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By the Numbers

Stocks with the lowest projected P/E

Company Forward P/E P/Book
Mawson West Ltd. 0.96 1.07
Xinyuan Real Estate 1.79 0.309
Sino-Forest Corp. 1.92 0.345
Federal Agricultural Mortgage 2.76 0.443
Doral Financial 3.18 0.416
Seagate Technology 3.19 4.611
Speedway Motorsports 3.27 0.809
US Airways Group 3.50 9.686
Grupo Financiaro Galicia SA 3.63 1.13
Deer Consumer Products 3.63 0.922

As of Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:28 AM

Forward P/E is the latest price divided by estimated EPS for the next 12 months, as projected by analysts. We pick the North American stocks with the lowest ratio.

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Stocks with the highest projected EPS growth

Company % EPS Growth P/Sales
Cascades Inc. 14,500.00 0.11
Labrador Iron Mines Holdings 7,928.57 n/a
Orient Express Hotels Inc 6,066.67 1.43
Alaska Comm Systems Group 5,275.00 0.37
Pc-Tel Inc 4,500.00 1.88
Voyager Oil & Gas 4,000.00 117.60
VocalTec Communications (D) 3,920.00 3.15
Iberian Minerals 3,800.00 1.66
PDF Solutions 3,700.00 2.89
Cohu Inc. 3,360.00 0.93

As of Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:36 AM

EPS growth refers to the percentage change in the average analyst consensus EPS for the next fiscal year compared with the current fiscal year. We pick the North American stocks with the highest growth.

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Stocks with the biggest leaps in trading activity

Company Volume % Chg Vs Average
British Controlled Oil Field 6,566.67 -10.96
Narnia Corp. 6,399.83 -57.78
MedX Health 5,847.34 445.23
New Dawn Mining 5,408.85 -3.26
Magnum Oil, Inc 5,305.41 4.20
EPI Environmental Technologies 5,049.05 -59.22
Miraculins 4,155.11 96.31
Paradise Inc 4,110.53 -1.07
Comprehensive Care 3,976.63 0.53
Pacific City Financial (CA) 3,676.22 10.64

As of Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:57 AM

Volume % chg refers to the percentage change between the latest daily volume and the 13-week average. The highest 10 in North America are picked. Vs average is the amount latest price is above or below its 13-week average.

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In the News

Stocks to watch

Company Latest % Chg
Bank of Montreal 58.24 -0.65

As of Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:23 PM

These are stocks in whose value has been most affected by recent news. We pick these by looking for the biggest movers in market capitalization.

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