The TSX Composite Index gained 0.64 per cent, 121.56 points, to 19,104.48, on Monday, July 25. Technology was the only major sector that closed in the red, down 1.3 per cent.
It was a decent showing by commodity stocks that rebounded, energy spiking 3.6 per cent and base metals up 2.3 per cent. They were among the day’s biggest gainers.
Healthcare was in the green too, up 0.8 per cent and financials and industrials were each up 0.4 per cent ahead of a number of upcoming earnings reports.
One-year price chart (July 25). Analysis by © 2022 Kalkine Media®
Volume actives
Manulife Financial Corporation saw 11.3 million shares traded, making it the most active stock. It was followed by Enbridge Inc that saw 9.8 million shares switch hands, and Athabasca Oil Corporation saw 7.9 million shares traded.
Movers and laggards
Ticker |
Company Name |
1-day Price % Change |
Top-5 Gainers |
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SES |
Secure Energy Services Inc |
8.1% |
SDE |
Spartan Delta Corp |
7.0% |
NVA |
Nuvista Energy Ltd |
6.7% |
PD |
Precision Drilling Corp |
6.7% |
POU |
Paramount Resources Ltd |
6.7% |
Top-5 Laggards |
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LSPD |
Lightspeed Commerce Inc |
-6.5% |
OSK |
Osisko Mining Inc |
-5.6% |
AEM |
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd |
-5.2% |
SII |
Sprott Inc |
-5.1% |
SIL |
Silvercrest Metals Inc |
-5.0% |
Wall Street updates
On Wall Street, the Dow was up 90.75 points, 0.28 per cent, to 31,990.04 points, while the S&P 500 pushed higher by 5.21 points, 0.13 per cent, to 3,966.84 points. Nasdaq’s benchmark decreased by 51.45 points, 0.43 per cent, to 11,782.67.
Commodities
Gold was down 0.2 per cent to US$ 1,719.10. The price of Brent rose 1.35 per cent and was at US$ 99.98/bbl and that of crude oil was up 1.38 per cent to US$ 96.22/bbl.
Currency news
The loonie gained 0.6 per cent compared to the US dollar while USD/CAD was at 1.2848. The US Dollar Index was at 106.43 against the basket of major currencies, down 0.26 per cent.
Money market
The US 10-year bond yield was up 0.79 per cent to 2.807 and the Canada 10-year bond yield was up 0.89 per cent to 2.878.