TSX down as energy & healthcare post losses, oil prices fall

2 min read | December 10, 2021 07:14 AM AEDT | By Sundeep Radesh

On Thursday, December 9, the TSX Composite Index ended lower, losing 151.86 points, 0.72 per cent. Energy was down nearly two per cent and healthcare 3.6 per cent, indicating the market is still in choppy waters. The base metals sector was the only one in the green as it grew 0.3 per cent.

One-year price chart (December 9). Analysis by © 2021 Kalkine Media®

Volume actives
Canadian Natural Resources Limited saw 16.63 million shares traded, making it the most active stock. It was followed by Kinross Gold Corporation that saw 14.86 million shares switch hands and BCE Inc saw 12.2 million shares traded. All three closed in the red.

Movers and laggards

Ticker

Company Name

1-day Price % Change

Top-5 Gainers

OSK

Osisko Mining Inc

6.1%

NVEI

Nuvei Corp

6.1%

AIF

Altus Group Ltd

4.0%

NWC

North West Company Inc

3.8%

TCN

Tricon Residential Inc

2.4%

Top-5 Laggards

K

Kinross Gold Corp

-10.2%

BLDP

Ballard Power Systems Inc

-6.5%

WEED

Canopy Growth Corp

-6.4%

TLRY

Tilray Inc

-6.3%

SII

Sprott Inc

-6.2%

 

Wall Street update

With inflation data expected Friday, Wall Street saw losses Thursday. The Fed has already spoken about speeding tapering.

The Dow closed 0.06 points lower to 35,754.69 points, while the S&P 500 was down 33.76 points, 0.72 per cent, to 4,667.45 points. The Nasdaq fell 269.62 points, 1.71 per cent, to 15,517.37.

Oil prices fall

Gold was down 0.49 per cent to US$ 1,776.70. Brent oil fell 1.85 per cent to US$ 74.42/bbl. Crude oil gained 1.96 per cent to US$ 70.94/bbl.

Currency news

The loonie posted a 0.49 per cent loss Thursday while USD/CAD ended at 1.2713. The US Dollar Index was at 96.27, up 0.39 per cent against the basket of major currencies.

Money market

The US 10-year bond yield fell 2.02 per cent to 1.497 and the Canada 10-year bond yield gained 4.53 per cent to 1.517.


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