Pinetree Resource Portfolio Gains by $50 Million

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Pinetree Capital (TSX:PNP) announced first quarter 2009 financial results today. Net income was $28.6 million or $0.22 per share. This compares with a loss of $0.50 per share for the same period in 2008. The majority of the gains were seen in the resource portion of the portfolio, the fair value of which grew to …

The majority of the gains were seen in the resource portion of the portfolio, the fair value of which grew to over $168 million vs. $117 million at the end of 2008. The largest gains within the resource portion were in precious metals and uranium.

Sheldon Inwentash, PNP’s Chairman and CEO is quoted as saying:

We have maintained our positive long term outlook on the commodity space and have used the recent market downturn to take best advantage of investment opportunities.

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