North American stocks gained ground Tuesday following some better than expected economic data south of the border.
The TSX rose 83 points to 12,212, while the Venture exchange added five points at 886.
Energy and industrial stocks led the TSX’s advance Tuesday.
Big movers on Bay Street included shares of
Atna Resources (
TSX: T.ATN,
Stock Forum), which jumped 18% to 13 cents after the company announced that its Briggs Mine in California has mined over 5,700 ounces of contained gold in the month of June, the highest monthly total since September of 2010.
The Dow moved 47 points higher to 15,022, and the Nasdaq advanced 13 points to 3,447.
In economic news, the Commerce Department Tuesday reported that U.S. factory orders increased 2.1% in May, better than the economist consensus estimate of a 1.9% gain. Factory orders rose a revised 1.3% in April, up from the previous estimate of 1.0%.
Gold prices edged up $2 to US$1254, while the price of silver eased three cents to $19.61.