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The leading Canadian benchmark index ended slightly higher on Friday, October 2, up ~14 points or 0.09 per cent to close at 16,199.25. The current dividend yield on the TSX stood at ~3.61% on an annualized basis.
(Five-day daily price chart (as on 02 October 2020) / Source: EODHD/Others, Thomson Reuters)
The S&P/TSX Composite traded above five-day, 10-day, 50-days and 200-day Simple Moving Averages (SMAs), indicating a medium-term bullish pattern.
On Wall Street: Dow Jones Industrials slid 134.09 points or 0.48% to 27.682.81, tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite reported a loss of 251.49 points or 2.22% to 11,075.02 while the S&P 500 index reported a decline of 32.36 points or 0.96% at 3,348.44.
TSX Sector Cues
Gainer: Financials (up 0.97%), Energy (up 0.66%), Consumer Cyclicals (up 0.44%)
Losers: Basic Materials (down 0.50%) and Non-Cyclicals (down 0.27%)
Source: EODHD/Others (Thomson Reuters)
TSX Stocks Cues
Top Movers: Vermillion Energy Inc (up 5.69%), Cascades Inc (up 3.14%), and Husky Energy Inc (up 3.04%)
Bottom Movers: Centerra Gold Inc (down 2.84%), Sprott Inc (down 2.17%), and Kinross Gold Corp (down 1.66%)
Volume Leaders: Suncor Energy Inc., Bombardier Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources Limited.
Commodity Cues *
Crude Oil WTI Futures witnessed 4.31% dip at US$ 37.05 while Brent Oil Futures was down ~4.06% to US$ 39.27.
Gold Future reported a marginal loss of 0.45% at US$ 1,907.60/oz, after gaining 1.10% the previous day.
*Details at markets’ close on October 02, 2020.
