Solid corporate earnings pushed global equity markets higher and Canada’s main stock index was no exception, gaining 0.3% to finish at 15,408.33. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 3.63% to 66.61, and the S&P/TSX Capped…
After two weeks of gains, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index ended moderately lower due to concerns about Greece’s debt negotiations, mixed U.S. corporate earnings and warnings by regulators in China about excessive…
Canada’s benchmark index fell on renewed concern over Greece’s debt and China’s new trading regulations. The S&P/TSX Composite Index slipped 28 points, or 0.2%, to 15,360.55, while the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rallied during the trading sessions, gaining 3.97 points en route to a 702.85-point weekly close. Statistics Canada reported that the consumer price index gained 0.4% last month, after a 0.2% jump in…
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VANCOUVER — Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) is hoping to follow in the footsteps of some major Canadian success stories in the gold space. And the company has gotten closer to reaching that goal with a…
U.S. stocks rose for a second straight week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 294.41 points to 18,057.65 and the S&P 500 Index gained 35.1 points to finish at 2,102.06. Both indexes were up 1.7%. The Nasdaq Composite rose 2.2% to…
A slight rally in oil prices and reports of encouraging employment data in Canada helped lift Canada’s benchmark index. The S&P/TSX Composite Index advanced 2.4% to 15,388.43, while the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals &…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index managed five days of gains during the trading period, as it jumped 2.3%, or 15.86 points, before closing at a four-week high of 698.88 points. The rally was underpinned by rising commodity futures, while…
U.S. equities gained momentum on positive jobless data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 50.64 points to 17,763.24, and the S&P 500 Index added 5.94 points to finish at 2,066.96. Spot gold edged up US$3.60 per oz. to end at US$1,202…
Canada’s gross domestic product shrank 0.1% in January compared with a 0.3% rise in December, but the drop was less than some economists had anticipated, and the country’s benchmark index gained 1.5% to finish at 15,026.62. (Markets…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index closed at a three-week high during the shortened trading sessions, rising 1.6 points to 683.02 points. Growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector hit a five-month high in March, while energy investors…
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