Weaker than expected first quarter growth out of the United States failed to damper the mood during Wednesday trading on the Canadian Markets. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange rallied 0.73%, while the TSX Gold Index tacked on 0.4% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, surged 2.10% with the advancers beating out the decliners by a 486 to 316 margin on good volumes of 205 million shares traded.

After another strong bout of buying, investors elected to book some profits during Tuesday trading on the Canadian markets. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange fell 0.58%, while the TSX Gold Index dropped 1.1% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, gave back 0.40% with the advancers edging out the decliners by a 355 to 353 margin on volume of 148 million shares traded.

After a couple of sessions of selling, the Canadian Markets rebounded across the board during Tuesday trading. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange added 1.44%, while the TSX Gold Index tacked on 1.2% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, rallied 1.23% with the advancers beating out the decliners by a 426 to 343 margin on volume of 146 million shares traded.