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.

The gold guys held up better than most during Tuesday’s session on the Canadian markets, as investors did not get that warm and fuzzy feeling that the proposed bank bailout in the United States will succeed. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange plunged 2.54%, while the TSX Gold Index tacked on 0.9% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, added 0.10% with the declining issuers edging out the advancers by a 396 to 318 margin on 129 million shares traded.