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Candian stocks moved higher for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, with the benchamark index, S&P/TSX Composite, trading 41.42 points or 0.23% higher at 17,915.91. The S&P/TSX 60 added 0.14% to 1,060.75 while the S&P/TSX Venture gained 1.61% to 978.94.
Healtgcare sector once again soared on Wednesday, up approximately 5.5% , followed by Metals and Mining that added 1.028%.
Leading the market, ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc (up 14.1%), MEG Energy Corp (up 12.6%), and Aphria Inc (up 12.5%) were among the top performing constituents on the TSX.
On the other side, Boyd Group Services Inc (down 4%), NFI Group Inc (down 3.6%), and Silvercorp Metals Inc (down 3.3%), were the top laggards.
5-day TSX Composite Price Chart (as on February 03, 2021). Source: EODHD/Others (Thomson Reuters)
Volume Active Stocks: Supreme Cannabis Company Inc., Suncor Energy Inc. and x Baytex Energy Corp.
On Wall Street: The benchmark indices of the Wall Street traded in mix on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 added 0.10% to 3,830.17, the Nasdaq Composite index declined slightly by 0.02% to 13,610.54 and the Dow Jones Industrials moved 0.12% to 30,723.60, respectively.
Commodity News*
Gold contract traded 0.09% higher at $1,835.10/oz.
Crude WTI Traded 1.70% higher at to $56.13/bbl, and the Brent Oil traded 1.74% to $58.77/bbl.
Canada 10-Year Bond Yield moved 4.86% to 0.949% and the 10-Year US Treasury Bond Yield traded 4.07% to 1.139%, respectively.
USD/CAD currency pair traded slightly higher to 1.2781 and US Dollar Index traded slightly lower at 0.04% to 91.148.
*Details after markets close on Feb 3, 2021
