TSX falls with energy & financials down, Emergency Act invoked

2 min read | February 14, 2022 01:30 AM EST | By Sundeep Radesh

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Movers and laggards

Wall Street update

Wall Street is in a rather bearish phase at the moment. Monday saw the US decide to relocate its Ukraine embassy from Kyiv to Lviv.

The Dow sank 171.89 points, or 0.49 per cent, to 34,566.17 points, while the S&P 500 was down 16.97 points, or 0.38 per cent, to 4,401.67 points. Nasdaq’s benchmark edged lower by 0.24 points, no real change in percentage, to 13,790.92.

Commodities update

Gold was up 0.45 per cent to US$ 1,869.40. Brent oil gained 1.11 per cent to US$ 96.48/bbl and crude oil was up 1.14 per cent to US$ 95.46/bbl.

Currency news

The loonie posted a 0.03 per cent loss Monday while USD/CAD ended at 1.2728. The US Dollar Index was at 96.37 against the basket of major currencies, up 0.45 per cent.

Money market

The US 10-year bond yield gained 3.53 per cent to 1.986 and the Canada 10-year bond yield was up 1.87 per cent to 1.906.

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