STOCK MARKET — Junior gold mining stocks help keep western markets afloat — Cross Lake makes splash after Timmins area find; Silverstone, Haddington also
upThe Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index edged up 6.55 points, or 0.8%, over the holiday-shortened report period ended Oct. 14 to close at 838.4. The mining index finished at 748.74, up 6.48 poi…