Stock Markets/Investing

The takeover theme continued to dominate the market over the May 1-7 trading period, fuelling speculation that more Canadian companies will be targeted and driving the TSX Composite Index upwards. The…

Strong base and precious metals fuelled a bullish week for the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index, which saw a gain of 103.87 points to close the May 1-7 trading session at a new high of 3,369.79. Av…

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the NASDAQ and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index experienced similar gains over the trading period of May 1-7: the NASDAQ increased by 1.8%, or 45.86 points, to 2,5…

The TSX Composite Index fell 212.29 points to 13,416.68 over the April 24-30 trading period after economic reports pointed to slowing growth in the U.S. market, causing a slump in commodity related sh…

A modest bullion price pullback coupled with swings in the U.S. dollar prompted an 85.91-point drop on the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index over the April 24-30 trading session, closing at 3,265.92…

A generally positive trading period on United States equity markets between April 24 and 30 was mirrored by some sharp declines among mining stocks. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1% and …

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With bullion prices rising to an almost one-year high and base metals soaring, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index turned in a modest 2.1 point gain to close the April 17-23 trading session at a m…

Markets in the United States touched record levels during the reporting period April 17-23, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting 12,983.92 points on April 23 and the Standard & Poor’s 500…

After setting a benchmark close of 13,711.96 early in the trading period of April 17-23, the S&P-TSX Composite Index settled down and finished 31 points lower, at 13,628.97. The Capped Metals &amp…

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