Volume 98 Number 48 Jan 14 - 20, 2013

Toronto’s main index rose during the trading week amid strong jobs data.

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index started off the new year with a 26.38-point, or 2.2%, gain following four days of trading that culminated in a 1,228.22-point weekly close on Jan. 4.

The benchmark S&P 500 Index reached its highest close since December 2007 during the holiday-shortened trading week, which saw politicians strike a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, while data from the Institute for Supply Management…