Stock Markets/Investing

The trading period July 24-30 saw United States equity markets take a battering. The sell-off was sparked by adverse economic news, although the market appears to have been primed for a fall. In fact,…

In unison with other major markets, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 4.3% over the July 24-30 trading session to close down 142.8 points at 3,179.96. Average daily trading volumes were …

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A week after serving as the playing field for the largest takeover in mining history — with Rio Tinto announcing it was acquiring Alcan — the TSX Composite Index proved it still had some legs, risin…

Weak earnings reports just barely overpowered good inflation news in United States stock markets during the period July 17-23, as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 0.5% to 1,541.57 points. That…

Although gold surged to an 11-week high over the July 17-23 trading session, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index only managed an 18.31-point gain, closing at 3,322.76. Average daily trading volume…

South of the border, stock markets rose during the period July 10-16, with market indexes setting year-long highs in the last three trading days of the period. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (perhap…

Modest gains in gold, silver, lead and zinc more than offset a slip in copper and nickel prices over the July 10-16 trading session, driving the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index up 32.57 points to …

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The TSX Composite Index broke back through the 14,000-point threshold as it finished the July 3-9 trading period up 270.95 points at 14,177.52.