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.

A one day delay in the release of the bank bailout plan for the United States had the bulls and the bears battling to a draw during Monday trading on the Canadian markets. For the taile of the tape, the TSX Exchange added a modest 0.44%, while the TSX Gold Index fell back 4.4% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, lost 0.91% with the declining issuers edging out the advancers by a 350 to 334 margin on 155 million shares traded.