TSX Venture drops 1.25% as silver slides 2.39% in midday trade

Updated Oct 29, 2026 12:31pm ET

Markets

The S&P/TSX Composite was down 0.14% at 36,215.04 in midday trade. Statistics Canada reported that payroll employment fell by 49,600, or 0.3%, in August, and the Bank of Canada conceded its rate increase to a 2.5 per cent policy rate could further weigh on housing. Gold was down 0.72% at US$4,022.6 so far today, and oil was down 1.84% at US$100.89. The Canadian dollar was up 0.10% at 0.71524 against the US dollar. In the US, the Federal Reserve held its rate at 3.75 to 4 percent. The Nasdaq was down 1.12% so far today.

Venture & CSE

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite was down 1.25% at 828.48 so far today, while the CSE Composite was up 0.06% at 140.76. Metals eased in midday trade, with silver at 52.385 and gold at 4,022.6. GoldHaven said drilling at Magno in British Columbia's Cassiar District has reached 3,000 metres, with work continuing at D Zone on silver-lead-zinc targets. Apollo Silver (TSXV: APGO) issued a PEA for Calico in California that put the after-tax NPV at US$737 million. On the CSE, Critical One Energy, up 9.88% at 0.890, was reported to be negotiating a C$425 million investment and offtake agreement tied to its Howells Lake antimony project, and Deep Sea Minerals was reported to be seeking a US exchange listing.

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