The Canadian markets continued to fire on almost all cylinders with only the gold sector bucking the positive trend. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange added 1.10%, while the TSX Gold Index lost another 0.8% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, gained 0.52% with the advancers swamping the decliners by a 498 to 389 margin on a robust 233 million shares traded.

The massive liquidation of equities resumed with a vengeance during Monday trading on the Canadian Markets. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange lost 5.30%, while the TSX Gold Index fell 6.3% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, dropped 12.78% with the declining issuers swamping the advancers by a 1,008 to 129 margin on big volume of 235 million shares traded.