The bears took the bulls by the horns during Wednesday trading on the Canadian Markets, as lower than expected retail sales out of the United States spooked the traders. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange plunged 3.65%, while the TSX Gold Index gave back 1.3% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, fell 2.29% with the decliners swamping the advancers by a 521 to 316 margin on 181 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.

It was yet another quiet news day during Friday’s trading session on the Canadian Markets, with some investors electing to lock in the gains made over the past week. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange gained 0.26%, while the TSX Gold Index tacked on 0.9% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, added 0.66% with the advancers beating out the decliners by a 354 to 331 margin on pathetic volume of 91 million shares traded.

It was green lights across the board during Tuesday trading on the Canadian markets as investors placed bets that the conclusion of the United States presidential election would prompt a stock rally. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange surged 4.07%, while the TSX Gold Index added 11.5% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, climbed 4.24% with the advancing issuers swamping the decliners by a 560 to 306 margin on volume of 176 million shares traded.

The September selling binge accelerated during Wednesday trading on the Canadian markets as the Bank of Canada left interest rates unchanged and investors continued to unwind their resource trade positions.