The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 84 points to 12,296.72 for the period, as stron-ger-than-anticipated manufacturing numbers out of China outweighed fears over the looming fiscal cliff south of the border. Strong economic signals from China did little to lift the fortunes of gold miners, however, as the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index was off a point to 298.55, with the price of gold falling US$8 to US$1,697 per oz.
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