Canadian equities investors see a whole lot of green when it comes to cannabis-related stocks … and we’re not just talking about the product. The market performance of companies involved in marijuana cultivation and its medicinal and recreational uses has been one of the biggest stories of the year.

An intriguing addition to any portfolio, cannabis equities have gained attention and momentum as economic, legislative and cultural factors dovetail.

As buying sentiment towards GEM and Asian equities trends lower, Luxembourg selectors take the opposite view

In a market wrap, analysts at ANZ explained that US equities have been under pressure after yesterday’s hawkish comments by US Fed Chair Powell and a confrontational speech aimed at China by US Vice President Pence saw a repricing of risk.

Markel Corporation (MKL) traded on unusually high volume on Oct. 02, as the stock lost 0.34% to close at $1,177.70. On the day, Markel Corporation saw 54,865 shares trade hands on 3,569 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 30,288 shares a day over the last month, this represents a pretty significant bump in volume over the norm.

News Corporation (NWS) traded on unusually high volume on Oct. 02, as the stock lost 1.03% to close at $13.39. On the day, News Corporation saw 1.1 million shares trade hands on 5,341 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 665,756 shares a day over the last month, this represents a pretty significant bump in volume over the norm.

October 02 was a positive day for Teranga Gold Corporation (TGZ:CA) as its stock finished the day having gained 7.9% to hit a price of $3.96 a share. The company reached a market cap of 426.04 million and has 107.59 million shares outstanding. Teranga Gold Corporation is a component of the the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index.

EDMONTON, Oct. 2, 2018 – Imperial Equities Inc. (“Imperial”) today has announced it has completed the Purchase of the Dynomax Building located at 7501 – 42 Street, Leduc, Alberta. The transaction, which closed on September 19, 2018 between 1917733 Alberta Ltd. and Imperial, is in the amount of $9,000,000.00 and is Imperial’s first acquisition in Leduc, Alberta.