The resource bulls continued to trample the bears during Thursday trading on the Canadian Markets. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange added 2.52%, while the TSX Gold Index climbed another 4.5% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, tacked on 1.14% with the advancers edging out the decliners by a 411 to 374 margin on a weak 123 million shares traded.

The rally continued during Wednesday trading on the Canadian markets, with investors laying down bets that the economic stimulus packages will translate into economic growth. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange tacked on 1.67%, while the TSX Gold Index gave back 4% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, added 0.24%, with the declining issuers beating out the advancers by a 329 to 327 margin on 113 million shares traded.