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Toronto Stock Exchange March 28-April 3
The Toronto Stock Exchange yo-yo’d itself 132.34 points higher to end the March 28-April 3 report period at a record high close of 12,210.86. The golds advanced 5.4% to 303.67 as the yellow metal leap…
TSX Venture Exchange March 28-April 3
Trading activity on the TSX Venture Exchange over the March 28-April 3 report period was propelled by bargain-hunters and profit-takers, with higher-valued companies tending to lose ground to their lo…
U.S. Markets March 28-April 3
Big base metal producers and the mid-tier golds were the stars of the U.S. markets in the period March 28-April 3. The broader market was slightly weaker, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index off…
Toronto Stock Exchange March 21-27
With investors’ heads swimming with visions of double-doubles and Timbits, the S&P-TSX Composite Index eased back from a record high to end the March 21-27 report period 149.2 points better at 12,…
TSX Venture Exchange March 21-27
The junior mining-dominated TSX Venture Composite Index continued to build on recent gains to close at a new high of 2,770.56 over the March 21-27 session, up 95.23 points, or 3.6%. Average daily trad…
U.S. Markets March 21-27
U.S. stock markets were jittery ahead of a meeting of the Federal Reserve Bank’s Open Market Committee, which was widely expected to announce a quarter-point increase in the central bank’s interest ra…
Toronto Stock Exchange March 14-20
The Toronto Stock Exchange failed to keep its head above the 12,000-mark but managed to end the March 14-20 report period 22.67 points better at 11,929.32 amid recovering metal prices. The gold index…
Tsx Venture Exchange March 14-20
Following last week’s retreat, a buoyant S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index rallied over the March 14-20 session to set new highs, gaining 86.4 points or 3.3%, to close at 2,675.33. Daily trading vol…
U.S. Markets March 14-20
Positive sentiment took over in the U.S. stock markets during the reporting period March 14-20. The main stock indexes all rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index’s gain of 20.95 points to 1,30…
Toronto Stock Exchange March 7-13
After a slow start, The Toronto Stock Exchange steadily recovered to end the March 7-13 report period 23.34 points higher at 11,906.65. It did so as gold tumbled US$21.75 to US$543.50 by the afternoon…
TSX Venture Exchange March 7-13
A slip in bullion and base metal prices prompted a drop in the lofty S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index, off 54.58 points or 2% to close at 2,588.93 over the March 7-13 session. Average daily trading…