Following the Victoria Day holiday on Monday, the Canada Markets roared out of the gates during Tuesday trading. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange surged 3.46%, while the TSX Gold Index dropped 1.7% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, tacked on 1.26% with the advancers edging out the decliners by a 437 to 399 margin on 196 million shares traded.

Despite another increase in the unemployment numbers in the United States, the Canadian Markets continued to rally during Thursday’s session. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange climbed 1.40%, while the TSX Gold Index tacked on 2.4% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, added 0.90% with the advancers beating out the decliners by a 402 to 312 margin on volume of 147 million shares traded.

The United States dollar continued to fall and that helped commodity stocks during Thursday trading on the Canadian Markets. For the tale of the tape; the TSX Exchange gained 0.71%, while the TSX Gold Index added 3.8% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, surged 4.37% with the advancers swamping the decliners by a 467 to 289 margin on volume of 152 million shares traded.

A one day delay in the release of the bank bailout plan for the United States had the bulls and the bears battling to a draw during Monday trading on the Canadian markets. For the taile of the tape, the TSX Exchange added a modest 0.44%, while the TSX Gold Index fell back 4.4% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, lost 0.91% with the declining issuers edging out the advancers by a 350 to 334 margin on 155 million shares traded.

The biggest proposed leveraged buyout in Canadian history has finally come to an end, with telecom giant BCE failing to met the solvency requirements. The collapsed deal, plus problems with a bailout of the auto sector in the United States, put a damper on the big board stocks during Thursday trading on the Canadian markets. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange slumped 2.8%, while the TSX Gold Index gave back 3.4% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, added 1.12% with the advancing issuers beating out the decliners by a 424 to 416 margin on volume of 238 million shares traded.