TSX moves up during May 22-25
Amidst the continuing euro zone jitters, the Toronto Stock Exchange managed to finish in the positive territory during the holiday-shortened trading week.
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U.S. equities ride the roller coaster May 22-25
VANCOUVER — Volatility remains the buzzword following a mixed week on Wall Street that saw indexes plunge to multi-month lows before rebounding to post modest weekly gains. The Dow Jones Industrial fell to lows of 12,315.95 on…
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Venture hits new lows in May 14-18 period
VANCOUVER — The tough markets took on a whole new level of decline in the May 14 to 18 period. The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index dropped no less than 118.45 points or 8.8% to end at 1227.88 points, its lowest level since October…
TSX spirals downward May 14-18
VANCOUVER — The Toronto Stock Exchange continued to gather downward momentum during the May 14-18 trading period as growing uncertainty in the Euro zone and lagging commodity prices drove the index to seven month lows.
U.S. equities suffer worst week of year, May 14-18
Wall Street suffered its worst week this year with the Dow Jones Industrial index shedding 451.22 points or 3.52% to finish at 12,369.38 and the S&P 500 index shrinking 58.17 points or 4.30% to close at 1,295.22. The Nasdaq Composite…
TSX tumbles during May 7-11
It was all downhill for the Toronto Stock Exchange during the May 7-11 trading week as uncertainty in Europe continued and worries over China’s slowed growth increased, offsetting strong job creation data from Canada.
Venture slides in May 7 to 11 period
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 4.2% in the May 7 to 11 period, losing 58.72 points to end at 1,346.33 points after three days of losses outweighed two days of gains. Investor caution is clearly taking hold,…
U.S. stocks retreat again, May 7-11
More alarming economic data from China and the European Union, China’s biggest export market, along with political deadlock in Greece, combined to send U.S. equities down sharply during the May 7-11 trading week. China’s industrial…
Metals, Mining and Money Markets
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Canadian market slumps as global outlook sours
Volatility continued to reign supreme as investors had to weather another down period in Toronto as troubles south of the border and across the Atlantic took centre stage. Rattled investors sent the TSX Composite Index down 332 points to…