Stock Markets/Investing

Stock markets south of the line made good gains during the reporting period March 6-12, as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 32.48 points, or 2.4%, to 1,406.60.

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In a week that included an 8.8% sell-off within China’s Shanghai Composite Index, there was little to be gained in the markets during the Feb. 27-March 5 trading period. The TSX Composite Index felt t…

The Asian stock market correction prompted a major retraction in the resource sector over the Feb. 27-March 5 trading session as investors wondered if the region’s hunger for commodities would wane. T…

A sharp drop in the Shanghai stock market sent ripple effects across global equity markets, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 581.85 points to 12,050.41 during the Feb. 27-March 5 period.

The TSX Composite Index just won’t settle for a record high — it keeps breaking them. After posting all-time highs for the previous period, the index finished the Feb. 20-26 trading period with a new…

The sustained gold price rally was well reflected by a strong S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index that gained 5% over the Feb. 20-26 trading session, closing up 151.71 points at 3,274.64. Average dail…

Stock markets in the United States eased off during the period Feb. 20-26, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down 6.17 points, or 0.4%, at 1,449.37, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average off 1%….

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