S&P/TSX Composite Index - Toronto Stock Exchange

“Block trade” was defined by Toronto Stock Exchange on April 14, 1989 as any trade of 10,000 shares or more with a value
of at least $100,000.
Ten Largest Blocks by Dollar Value
Summary of
Block Trading Information 2010
Issue Price Value Date
Eldorado Gold Corp. 17.93 251,020,000 June 2
BMO DJ Canada Titan ETF 16.874 241,298,200 September 17
Bank of Nova Scotia 54.45 272,250,000 November 10
Bank of Nova Scotia 54.45 272,250,000 November 10
Red Back Mining J 33.74 237,867,000 September 16
Pacific Rubiales J 32.25 225,750,000 December 1
Research In Motion 51.15 214,830,000 July 2
Research In Motion 56.72 212,700,000 July 14
Research In Motion 56.25 200,306,250 July 20
Teck Resources Cl B SV 37.68 196,870,464 February 2
Monthly Block Trading
Number Number Block Block
Month of Blocks of Issues Volume Value $
January 26,225 928 1,708,913,269 18,767,486,110.11
February 21,400 876 1,281,883,838 15,143,424,702.10
March 28,862 946 2,113,261,792 26,972,383,368.24
April 31,535 961 1,869,531,475 23,282,555,836.05
May 29,127 936 1,605,097,000 20,361,657,232.83
June 28,429 910 1,850,411,164 25,279,529,325.66
July 21,932 917 1,577,698,061 18,394,342,122.21
August 25,966 895 1,791,956,859 24,054,927,630.94
September 35,772 987 2,530,935,118 35,413,993,264.02
October 27,701 1,016 1,875,185,843 20,370,937,111.00
November 35,633 1,023 2,497,550,684 31,987,189,864.70
December 32,194 1,077 2,238,209,602 30,878,807,158.42
Totals 344,776 22,940,634,705 290,907,233,726.28
Block Trading Volume 21.9 % of Total Trading
Block Trading Value 20.9% of Total Trading
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