The Canadian markets showed signs of life for a second straight session as gold and oil plays once again caught the fancy of investors during Thursday trading.

A decent showing by the gold guys helped trim the losses on the big board but the junior bourse continued to face a barrage of selling during Tuesday trading on the Canadian markets.

A strong uptick in the price of bullion failed to ignite the broader bourse as the more speculative resource stocks continued to face a lack of investor interest during Monday trading on the Canadian markets.

The Canadian markets managed a modest recovery from Tuesday’s massive sell off as select investors went bargain hunting during Wednesday trading.