Market news: TSX Venture Exchange
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index started off the new year with a 26.38-point, or 2.2%, gain following four days of trading that culminated in a 1,228.22-point weekly close on Jan. 4.
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TSX Venture kicks off 2013 in the green
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index started off the New Year with a 2.2%, or 26.38 point, gain following four days of trading that culminated in a 1,228.22 point weekly close on Jan. 4.
TSX Venture posts gains Sept. 17-21
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index closed the week at 1,345.72, up 2.05% or 27.62 points. The index continued to grind out gains despite volatile commodity prices and macro-economic uncertainty surrounding the Euro…
Venture sees straight gains in May 22-25 period
VANCOUVER — During the May 22-25 period the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index managed to claw back much of the steep losses it had suffered the week prior, gaining 81.39 points to end the period at 1,309.27 points after four days of…
Venture hits new lows in May 14-18 period
VANCOUVER — The tough markets took on a whole new level of decline in the May 14 to 18 period. The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index dropped no less than 118.45 points or 8.8% to end at 1227.88 points, its lowest level since October…
Venture slides in May 7 to 11 period
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 4.2% in the May 7 to 11 period, losing 58.72 points to end at 1,346.33 points after three days of losses outweighed two days of gains. Investor caution is clearly taking hold,…
Venture continues decline in April 9 – 14 period
VANCOUVER — There was no end to the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index decline in the April 9-14 period, with the index dropping 21.11 points to 1,459.93 points. The continued decline of the index has left investors hesitant, with…
Venture drops in April 2-5 period
VANCOUVER — The shortened April 2 to 5 trading period was not kind to the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index, which dropped 85.35 points to end at 1,481.04 points. The drop effectively put the index back where it was at the beginning of…
Venture slips in March 5-9 period
Vancouver – A Greek debt deal and encouraging U.S. job numbers were not enough to pull the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index out of the red in the March 5-9 period, as general fears of a slowing global economy weighed on the exchange….
Venture manages gains in Oct 3 – 7 period
Vancouver – Tentative signs of economic calm were enough to give the TSX Venture Composite Index a gain of 5.33 points in the October 3 to 7 period, the first week in the black since August. The index remained volatile in the period…
Venture falls to 13-month low during Sept. 19-23
Vancouver – The S&P TSX Venture Exchange Index lost a dismal 216.77 points during the Sept. 19-23 period, falling to a 13-month low at 1,534.18 points. The index declined on all five days as European debt worries and slower-than-expected…
Venture slips in shortened Sept. 6-9 period
Vancouver – The oscillations on the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index continued in the shortened September 6 to 9 period, this time dropping 25.26 points to end at 1,785.10 points. Volume edged up again, averaging 79.2 million shares traded…