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The TSX Composite Index on Friday, July 15, snapped a five-day losing streak, gaining 0.36 per cent, 65.39 points, to 18,394.45.
Healthcare dropped 4.6 per cent but all other major indices ended in the green. Energy rose 1.4 per cent and financials 0.6 per cent. Base metals was up 1.7 per cent.
For the week, however, the index was down 3.3 per cent. Cannabis stocks were among the day's biggest laggers, Tilray Brands losing 11.6 per cent.
Canadian Natural Resources Limited saw 8.4 million shares traded, making it the most active stock. It was followed by the Toronto-Dominion Bank that saw 5.6 million shares switch hands, and Cenovus Energy Inc saw 5.3 million shares traded.
Ticker |
Company Name |
1-day Price % Change |
Top-5 Gainers |
||
MX |
Methanex Corp |
5.4% |
BYD |
Boyd Group Services Inc |
5.2% |
VET |
Vermilion Energy Inc |
5.1% |
PD |
Precision Drilling Corp |
5.1% |
TSU |
Trisura Group Ltd |
4.6% |
Top-5 Laggards |
||
TLRY |
Tilray Brands Inc |
-8.2% |
WDO |
Wesdome Gold mines Ltd |
-6.8% |
WEED |
Canopy Growth Corp |
-6.4% |
ACB |
Aurora Cannabis Inc |
- 6.2% |
CRON |
Cronos Group Inc |
-6.0% |
Meanwhile, on Wall Street, trade saw a spike. The Dow zoomed 658.09 points, 2.15 per cent, to 31,288.26 points, while the S&P 500 increased 72.78 points, 1.92 per cent, to 3,863.16 points. Nasdaq’s benchmark was in the green by 201.23 points, 1.79 per cent, to 11,452.42.
Gold was down 0.13 per cent to US$ 1,703.60. The price of Brent rose 1.32 per cent and was at US$ 100.99/bbl and that of crude oil was up 0.97 per cent to US$97.59/bbl.
The loonie gained 0.66 per cent compared to the US dollar while USD/CAD was at 1.303. The US Dollar Index was at 107.98 against the basket of major currencies, down 0.54 per cent.
The US 10-year bond yield was down one per cent to 2.928 and the Canada 10-year bond yield was down 2.34 per cent to 3.091.
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