The Canadian Markets started off the trading week in fine form with investors cheering both the bailout of Citibank(NYSE:C) and President Elect Obama’s economic vision in the United States. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange added 3.50%, while the TSX Gold Index climbed another 1.5% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, gained 2.64% with the advancing issuers outpacing the decliners by a 421 to 357 margin on volume of 166 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.