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Canada’s leading equity gauge S&P/TSX Composite Index climbed 37.14 points or 0.23% to close at 16,222.46 on Friday. The S&P/TSX 60 index added 3.07 points or 0.32% to 973.383. However, the junior S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index settled 1.17% lower at 733.37.
From the technical standpoint, the broader Canadian index traded below its immediate support levels of 5-day, 10-day, 20-day and 50-day Simple Moving Averages (SMAs). But it traded above its crucial long-term support levels of 100-day and 200-day SMAs, respectively. The 14-day relative strength index (RSI) indicates a momentum in an underlying hovering in a neutral zone.
Five-day Daily Price Chart (as on September 11th, 2020). Source: EODHD/Others (Thomson Reuters)
Sector Summary
Performers: Industrials (up 1.20%), Consumer Non-Cyclicals (up 0.90%) and Financials (up 0.58%)
Laggards: Technology (down 1.57%), Health care (down 1.32%) and Basic Materials (down 0.23%)
Source: EODHD/Others (Thomson Reuters)
Stocks Cues*
Top Gainers: Teck Resources Ltd (up 10.72%), North West Company Inc (up 8.04%) and Empire Company Ltd (up 6.73%) respectively.
Top Laggards: NovaGold Resources Inc (down 6.86%), Aurora Cannabis Inc (down 5.94%) and ATS Automation Tooling System Inc (down 4.73%), respectively.
Volume Leaders: Suncor Energy Inc., Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Supreme Cannabis Company Inc. and Freegold Ventures Limited.
On Wall Street: The Dow Jones Industrials traded 0.48% or 131.05 points higher at 27,666.64 while tech heavy Nasdaq Composite Index gave up 66.72 points or 0.66% lower at 10,853. The S&P 500 index traded slightly higher at 3,340.97, respectively.
Commodities*
- Gold futures settled 0.83% lower at US$ 1,947.90/oz.
- International oil price benchmark Brent Oil slumped 0.57% to US$ 39.83/bbl while WTI Crude Oil traded slightly higher to US$ 37.33/bbl.
- The Dollar index traded flat against the previous trading session at 93.32 against a basket of major currencies.
*As on September 11th, 2020 (after markets close)
