The bulls once again showed their strength during Friday trading on the Canadian markets, with investors laying down bets that the worst of the economic storm has now passed. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange added 1.01%, while the TSX Gold Index lost another 3% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, tacked on 0.72%, with the advancers edging out the decliners by a 390 to 352 margin on volume of 133 million shares traded.

Profit taking was the name of the game during Tuesday trading on the Canadian markets as investors position themselves ahead of the third quarter earnings season. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange gave back 4.44%, while the TSX Gold Index fell 9% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, lost 1.58%, with the declining issuers out pacing the advancers by a 471 to 351 margin on volume of 142 million shares traded.