After spending part of the session in the red, the TSX rebounded to end the day with a 32.01 point gain to 11,728.64, as the gold price moved higher and several companies reported their second quarter results.

The TSX moved lower for the second day in a row on Wednesday, down 20.06 points to 11,696.63 as the oil price declined amid increasing inventories. Crude for September delivery slid 51 cents to $76.99 a barrel as the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday that U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 7.3 million barrels last week. The TSX energy sector ended the day down 1.3%. 

After three sessions of gains, the TSX ended the day in negative territory on Tuesday, falling 29.38 points to 11,716.69, as gold prices tumbled and investors took in consumer confidence numbers on both sides of the border. 

The TSX started the trading week with a 31.86 point climb to 11,746.07, amid a lacklustre day for oil and gold, while the TSX Venture eked out an 8.48 point gain to close at 1,403.46.

Several TSX subsectors ended the day in positive territory, including the financials sector, which added 0.9% and energy, which climbed 0.7%, although crude for September delivery ended the day at $78.98 a barrel – unchanged from Friday’s close.

The TSX ended the week on a positive note, moving 46.45 points higher to 11,714.21 after climbing back from an earlier slip into negative territory, as the market took in European bank stress test results and Canadian consumer price data.

The TSX powered ahead to a triple-digit gain on Thursday, climbing 154.43 points to 11,667.76, as gold and oil both moved higher, while the TSX Venture added 22.86 points to 1,388.42. Most TSX subsectors ended the day in positive territory including metals and mining, which recorded a 4% gain, as well as the TSX global gold index, which climbed 1.2% as gold for August delivery moved $3.80 higher to $1,195.60 an ounce.

The TSX accelerated its losses Wednesday afternoon, tumbling 116.55 points to end the day at 11,513.33, as the market digested recent economic commentary from the Federal Reserve chairman. In his semiannual monetary policy report to the U.S. Congress Wednesday, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the Federal Reserve recognizes that the economic outlook “remains unusually uncertain.” 

The TSX wavered between positive and negative territory early in the session on Tuesday, but ended the day 86.41 points higher to 11,629.88 as commodity prices climbed and investors took in an interest rate hike and economic outlook from the Bank of Canada.

The TSX started the trading week on a negative note, but off its lowest levels of the day, falling 26.18 points to 11,543.47, as the price of gold edged lower. The TSX Global Gold index was one of the biggest decliners of the session, falling 1.7%, as gold for August delivery slid $6.30 to $1,181.90 an ounce

The TSX plunged 172.12 points on Friday to end the week at 11,569.65, as commodity prices tumbled, while the TSX Venture ended the day 7.39 points lower to 1,379.47.