It was one of those rare days in 2022, where Canada’s oil sector closed in the red as the TSX Composite Index edged lower ever so lightly Thursday, March 3. Financials dipped 0.3 per cent and healthcare was down 3.4 per cent. The losses were offset by industrials and base metals, up 0.8 per cent and 1.6 per cent, respectively.

One-year price chart (March 3). Analysis by © 2022 Kalkine Media®
Volume actives
Suncor Energy Inc saw 24.9 million shares traded, making it the most active stock. It was followed by Cenovus Energy Inc that saw over 10.3 million shares switch hands, and BCE Inc saw 10.3 million shares traded.
Movers and laggards

Wall Street update
Wall Street, similarly, saw some losses. The Dow was down 96.69 points, 0.29 per cent, to 33,794.66 and the S&P 500 pushed lower by 23.05 points, 0.53 per cent, to 4,363.49 points. Nasdaq’s benchmark plummeted 214.08 points, 1.56 per cent, to 13,537.94.
Commodities update
Gold gained 0.71 per cent to US$ 1,935.90. Oil prices fell. Brent oil lost 2.19 per cent and was at US$ 110.46/bbl and crude oil was down 2.65 per cent to US$ 107.67/bbl.
Currency news
The loonie posted a 0.41 per cent loss Thursday while USD/CAD ended at 1.2680. The US Dollar Index was at 97.79 against the basket of major currencies, up 0.41 per cent.
Money market
The US 10-year bond yield was down 2.02 per cent to 1.840 and the Canada 10-year bond yield was down 2.25 per cent to 1.778.