Stock Markets/Investing

Rising long-term bond yields spooked stock markets in the United States during the reporting period June 5-11, relieved only by a mild 2-day rally at the end. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was 2…

The S&P-TSX Composite Index finished the May 29-June 4 trading period 73 points higher, at 14,146.740.

A bump-up in the bullion price prompted a modest increase in the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index over the May 29-June 4 trading session, gaining 52.88 points to close at 3,279.01. Average daily tr…

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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