Stock Markets/Investing

Buoyed by favourable employment and industrial production figures, stock markets in the United States resumed their upward climb in the report period May 29-June 4. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index…

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The TSX Composite Index fell slightly over the May 22-28 trading period, but stayed near all-time highs as it finished at 14,024.07, down just 81.27 points.

Despite a U.S. Memorial Day-shortened May 22-28 trading session, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index posted strong average daily trading volume of 91 million shares, but gave up 48.55 points to cl…

Stock markets in the United States took a break from setting records during the period May 21-26, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down 9.37 points, or 0.6% of value, at 1,515.73 points.

The TSX Composite Index continued its skyward ascent over the holiday-shortened trading period of May 15 to 18. The TSX gained 1.4% and finished 202 points higher at 14,105.

Falling metal prices conspired to weigh the TSX Venture Index down 35.05 points, ending the holiday-shortened May 15-18 trading period at 3,274.6.

Stock markets advanced strongly in the United States during the May 15-21 trading period, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rising 1.5%, and the Dow to…

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U.S. dollar gains chipped away at precious metal prices, while copper also slipped over the May 8-14 trading session. The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index gave up 60.14 points over the period to cl…

In a trading period when U.S. equity markets moved generally sideways, the mining sectors headed both ways — the golds down, and the base metal and coal miners up. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index…