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.

It was a mixed start to the trading week with the big board issues taking on gains, while the junior explorers faced some profit taking during Monday’s session on the Canadian markets. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange added a modest 0.96%, while the TSX Gold Index surged 6.1% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, lost 0.85% with the declining issuers out pacing the advancers by a 462 to 277 margin on volume of 138 million shares traded.

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.

Le,The junior board made it four winning days in a row but the big board equities got a little spooked during Halloween Friday trading on the Canadian markets.

The Canadian markets made it two winning days in a row as investors scurried to buy beaten down resource stocks. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange rallied 3.82%, while the TSX Gold Index surged another 8.5% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, added 5.14% with the advancing issuers swamping the decliners by a 595 to 256 margin on volume of 160 million shares traded.

The Canadian markets rebounded strongly from its second biggest one day percentage drop in history as investors went bargain hunting for select issues during Tuesday trading. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange rallied 7.2%, while the TSX Gold Index surged 14% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, added 0.98% with the declining issuers out pacing the advancers by a 442 to 394 margin on big volume of 259 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.

Falling gold and oil prices sent the more speculative stocks lower for the second straight day during Thursday trading on the Canadian Markets.