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Day five in the green it was for the TSX Composite Index as it rose 0.22 per cent, 42.18 points, to 19,062.85, Thursday, July 21.
The biggest gainers were tech and industrials, up two per cent and 1.3 per cent, respectively. Energy and healthcare were down over two per cent each.
Financials and base metals were in the green by about 0.2 per cent. Mining stocks were the day's biggest gainers as oil prices saw a slump.
The Royal Bank of Canada saw 9.4 million shares traded, making it the most active stock. It was followed by Barrick Gold Corporation that saw 7.5 million shares switch hands, and Manulife Financial Corporation saw 7.2 million shares traded.
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Ticker |
Company Name |
1-day Price % Change |
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Top-5 Gainers |
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MTL |
Mullen Group Ltd |
11.8% |
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PAAS |
Pan American Silver Corp |
5.3% |
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LAC |
Lithium Americas Corp |
5.2% |
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SHOP |
Shopify Inc |
4.8% |
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KNT |
K92 Mining Inc |
4.7% |
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Top-5 Laggards |
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WEED |
Canopy Growth Corp |
-9.2% |
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ACB |
Aurora Cannabis Inc |
-7.1% |
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ATH |
Athabasca Oil Corp |
-6.6% |
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BTE |
Baytex Energy Corp |
-6.0% |
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TLRY |
Tilray Brands Inc |
-5.3% |
On Wall Street, growth was more pronounced. The Dow spiked 162.06 points, 0.51 per cent, to 32,036.9 points, while the S&P 500 grew 39.05 points, nearly one per cent, to 3,998.95 points. Nasdaq’s benchmark ballooned 161.96 points, 1.36 per cent, to 12,059.61.
Gold was up 0.78 per cent to US$ 1,713.40. The price of Brent fell 2.55 per cent and was at US$ 104.02/bbl and that of crude oil was down 6.11 per cent to US$ 93.78/bbl.
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