The big board stocks took a well deserved rest but the junior stocks continued to motor forward during Thursday trading on the Canada Markets. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange gave back 2.76%, while the TSX Gold Index rallied 1.4% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, tacked on 0.39% with the decliners edging out the advancers by a 386 to 379 margin on 169 million shares traded.

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.

A late-day rally helped keep the winning streak alive for equities during Wednesday’s session on the Canadian Markets. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange gained 0.81%, while the TSX Gold Index surged 8.9% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, added 1.48% with the advancers edging out the decliners by a 353 to 349 margin on volume of 114 million shares traded.