Gold Sector: P Tsx and Linda Nguyen

gold sector: On the Toronto Stock Exchange, the S&P/TSX composite index gained 24.74 points at 14,643.71, with the gold sector leading advancers as the December gold contract rose $3.80 to $1,257.60 an ounce, according to The Toronto Star. Bullion is usually seen as a safe haven to investors amid economic uncertainty. By Linda Nguyen The Canadian Press Thu., Oct. 13, 2016 North American stock markets were looking for direction Thursday as worries about growth in China weighed on investors' minds. Metals finished as the biggest decliner on the market, while December copper contracts fell five cents to $2.12 a pound. Article Continued Below The decline was a much bigger drop than in August, and greater than what analysts had been expecting. China, the world second-largest economy, reported that exports fell 10 per cent in September versus a year ago. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.