After eight straight days of gains, the TSX took a breather on Tuesday, sliding 42.94 points to 12,101.98, as the energy and financials sectors moved lower as renewed concern emerged over the health of European banks.

After seven straight sessions of gains, the TSX continued to climb on Friday morning, up more than 28 points by 10:15am EDT as the market took in some acquisition news from the gold sector as well as the latest employment numbers from the United States.

The TSX continued its march higher on Thursday, climbing 107.31 points to 12,111.09 and marking its seventh-straight day of gains, led higher by financial and resource-related stocks.

The TSX posted its sixth straight session of gains on Wednesday, jumping 89.92 points to 12,003.78, as investors took in manufacturing numbers from south of the border, and the oil price climbed. The metals and mining sector was one of the day’s main gainers, up 5.8%, while industrials climbed 2% and financials moved 1.3% higher.

The TSX gave back early gains on Tuesday afternoon, but still managed to close in positive territory, moving 18.31 points higher to 11,913.86 as the gold price continued to climb, while oil slumped.

The TSX started the trading week on a positive note, eking out a 15.83 point gain on Monday to 11,895.55, as the financials sector moved higher, as did the prices of gold and copper.

The TSX surged 226.54 points on Friday to end the trading week at 11,879.72 as investors reacted to comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, as well as GDP data from south of the border.

After wavering between positive and negative territory in the latter part of Thursday’s session, the TSX ended the day slightly higher, up 5.06 points to 11,653.18, as the gold sector gained, while financials edged lower.

Following a triple-digit decline in Tuesday’s session, the TSX continued to move lower in early trading on Wednesday, down more than 70 points by 10:15am EDT as gold climbed, and investors digested a pair of economic releases from south of the border.

The TSX posted a triple-digit decline on Tuesday, plunging 161.28 points to 11,557.35 as the financials sector weighed on the market and investors took in economic data from both sides of the border. The financials sector was one of the main decliners of the day, falling 2.9%, as Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: T-RY) slid 3.1%, the Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX: T-BNS) shed 2.8% and Manulife (TSX: T-MFC) gave back 5.4% to end the session at $11.71.