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.

Coming off the worst one day drop since 1987, the Canadian Markets managed to bounce off the mat during Friday’s session. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange added 5.58%, while the TSX Gold Index surged 27.4% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, gained 1.72% with the declining issuers outpacing the advancers by a 419 to 397 margin on volume of 153 million shares traded.