Oil’s tumble into bear market territory hasn’t kicked the legs out from under the TSX. While crude has plunged more than 20 per cent since early June, the TSX has inched up 1.15 per cent.

How has the Toronto Stock Exchange has held its ground? Here's a look at how the materials group has helped prop up the TSX amid skidding oil prices.

 

S&P TSX INDEX GROUPS SINCE OIL'S JUNE 8 PEAK  
 S&P/TSX Materials Index 13.24% 
S&P Telecom Serv Index  5.53% 
 S&P/TSX Utilities Index 3.90%
 S&P/TSX Industrials Index 3.42% 
S&P/TSX Info Tech Index  2.13% 
 S&P/TSX Consumer Staples Index 2.12% 
 S&P/TSX Consumer Discretionary Index -0.39% 
S&P/TSX Financials Index  -1.98% 
 S&P/TSX Energy Index -2.91% 
S&P/TSX Health Care Index -7.64%

 

BEST TSX PERFORMERS SINCE OIL'S JUNE 8 PEAK  
B2GoldCorp  61.22%
 First Majestic Silver Corp 50.10% 
Silver Wheaton Corp  42.79%
 Pretium Resources Inc 41.54%
 IAMGOLD Corp 39.56%
 New Gold Inc 37.78%
 Birchcliff Energy Ltd  36.67%
 Pan American Silver Corp 32.09%
Silver Standard Resources  31.28%
 Teck Resources Ltd (Class B) 27.47% 

 

WORST TSX PERFORMERS SINCE OIL'S JUNE 8 PEAK  
Brookfield Business Pt-Unit  -18.41%
 Cameco Corp -20.32%
 Methanex Corp -20.60%
 Alaris Royalty Corp -21.07%
Secure Energy Services Inc  -22.23%
 Torc Oil & Gas Ltd -23.49%
Precision Drilling Corp  -24.69%
 MEG Energy Corp -30.16%
 Baytex Energy Corp  -32.15%
 Concordia International Corp -38.63%