The selling pressure intensified during early Thursday trading on the Canadian markets but some late day buying pushed the big board into the black, while the junior board remained mired in the red.

Despite more profit taking on the big board, the junior bourse made it five winning sessions in a row during Monday trading on the Canadian Markets. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange lost 0.42%, while the TSX Gold Index fell 1.9% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, added 2.22% with the advancing issuers swamping the decliners by a 429 to 351 margin on volume of 150 million shares traded.

The Canadian Markets continued their retreat during Thursday trading with even the red hot potash plays succumbing to profit taking.

The Canadian Markets managed to rally during Thursday trading, as investors went bargain hunting after the recent sell-off.

It was selloff across the board for the Canadian Markets during Tuesday trading as investors grew skittish on the future of commodity prices.

The Canadian Markets starting the trading month off on a quiet note with investors electing to focus in on the bigger brand names.

Resource stocks rebounded during Friday trading on the Canadian Markets as investors nibbled on select issues.

Canada’s big board continued to surge, while the junior bourse faced a modest setback during Friday trading on the Canadian markets.