"possible 'manipulation' by 'da Syndicate' for some ulterior motive." Silver
Not sure that there is a free-trading gold stock (or any other for that matter) on any market, but today's action vis a vis SAN appears, from my perch to be manipulated, although the markets generally are having a down day. Several gold equities are having a nice run (SMF, RMX, etc) in spite of gold's gyrations and the overall market, but SAN appears to be "held down" by some invisible force!
Just who might that be?
RUF