TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE

摘要

The Asian stock market correction prompted a major retraction in the resource sector over the Feb. 27-March 5 trading session as investors wondered if the region's hunger for commodities would wane. The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index plummeted almost 10% over the week, shedding 319.25 points to close at 2,955.39. Average daily trading volumes remained strong, at almost 110 million shares, as investors scrambled to crystallize earlier gains. Market sentiment was reflected in the weekly measure of bulls versus bears, with a diminished 49 junior miners managing new 52-week highs against 44 companies that slumped to yearly lows on the trading session.