Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Canadian Stocks Rise, Led by Eastern Platinum; Crystallex Shares Advance

(Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks advanced to a record on
expectations of takeovers in the mining and utilities industries
after Eastern Platinum Ltd. said it may buy other companies and
TransAlta Power said it would consider selling itself.

``Clearly there is consolidation that's going on,'' said David
Rea, chairman of Davis-Rea Ltd. Investment, which manages $475
million in Toronto. ``This market has been driven by cheap money
and undervalued assets.''


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