The leading index of the Toronto Stock Exchange closed 206.31 points or 1.19% lower at 17,190.25 on Monday. At the close, the S&P/TSX Composite Index was featuring a dividend yield of 3.43% and traded at a Price-to-Earnings multiple of 19.59x.
Technology and Healthcare sectors gained 1.22% and 0.94%, respectively. Academic and Educational Services and Energy sectors lost 6.12% and 4.23%, respectively.
The TSX Venture composite index added 1.22 points or 0.16% to close at 750.42 on November 30, 2020.
5-year price chart of TSX Composite Index (Source: Refinitiv, Thomson Reuters)
Stocks in Play*
Gainers: Aurora Cannabis Inc (up 10.99%), Cronos Group Inc (up 8.03%), and Aphria Inc. (up 7.59%) respectively.
Losers: Crescent Point Energy Corp (down 9.69%), Vermilion Energy Inc (down 8.27%), and Enerplus Corp (down 8.08%) respectively.
On Wall Street: Benchmark indexes of the United States declined marginally on Monday. The S&P 500 index slid 16.72 points or 0.46% to 3,621.63, Dow Jones Industrial lost 271.73 points or 0.91% higher to 29,638.64 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index traded lower by 7.11 points or 0.06% lower to 12,198.74.
Commodity News*
The international oil benchmark Brent Futures closed 0.44% lower at $ 47.59/bbl while Crude WTI traded 0.40% higher at $ 45.34/bbl.
Gold Futures traded loses on Monday trade by 0.48% and closed at $ 1,780.90 per ounce.
Currency News*
The Canadian dollar gained against the US dollar, trading 0.12% higher at 1.3000.
The greenback gained 0.16% after a consecutive five-day loss. The US Dollar Index traded at 91.87s.
*All details as on November 30, 2020, after markets close.