A new volume high of 158.8 million shares was reached today, surpassing the previous record of 136 million shares set on February 8, 2000.

The value of shares traded today was $166.5 million and the number of transactions reached 41,379.

The most active stocks by volume today were: Savanna Resources Ltd., up $0.04 to close at $0.10 on 24.7 million shares; followed by U.S. Oil and Gas Resources Inc., up $0.09 to close at $0.35 on 5.1 million shares; Azterra Corporation, down $0.05 to close at $0.20 on 4.4 million shares; Pacific Vangold Mines Ltd., down $0.02 to $0.13 on 4.3 million shares; and Mill City International Inc., down $0.05 to $0.24 on 3.5 million shares.

The CDNX Index closed at a record 3567.98, up 78 per cent since the November 29, 1999 launch of CDNX, and up 53 per cent this year.