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Continued strength in metal and commodity prices didn’t translate into trading strength on the TSX Venture Exchange during the report period July 11-17. The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index shed 92…

Stock markets in the United States felt the effects of rising oil prices during the trading period July 11-17, as the Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 32.85 points, or 2.6%, to 1,234.49 and the Do…

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The S&P-TSX Composite Index managed to recover from an early fall to tack on 41.86 points during the July 4-10 report period, hitting 11,654.73. Investors remained timid ahead of earnings season a…

With metal prices showing signs of holding their ground, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index managed a modest gain of 8.84 points over the post-holiday July 4-10 trading session, closing at 2,644….

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Strength in the tech sector, mergers in the energy sector and gold climbing back over US$600 per oz. all contributed to the TSX Composite Index gaining 2% or 250.67 points to 11,612.87 over the June 2…

The junior mining-dominated S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index continued to inch out gains over the June 27-30 session, which was shortened by the Canada Day holiday. The index closed up 61 points at…

Commodity producers were back in vogue on the flighty U.S. equity markets, with most companies in the resource sectors posting gains during the trading period June 27- July 3. The broader market was p…

Merger and acquisition activity, along with buoyant resources, helped the Toronto Stock Exchange out of its recent slide during the June 20-26 report period. The benchmark index clawed back 364.62 poi…