Day five in the green it was for the TSX Composite Index as it rose 0.22 per cent, 42.18 points, to 19,062.85, Thursday, July 21.
The biggest gainers were tech and industrials, up two per cent and 1.3 per cent, respectively. Energy and healthcare were down over two per cent each.
Financials and base metals were in the green by about 0.2 per cent. Mining stocks were the day's biggest gainers as oil prices saw a slump.
One-year price chart (July 21). Analysis by © 2022 Kalkine Media®
Volume actives
The Royal Bank of Canada saw 9.4 million shares traded, making it the most active stock. It was followed by Barrick Gold Corporation that saw 7.5 million shares switch hands, and Manulife Financial Corporation saw 7.2 million shares traded.
Movers and laggards
Ticker |
Company Name |
1-day Price % Change |
Top-5 Gainers |
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MTL |
Mullen Group Ltd |
11.8% |
PAAS |
Pan American Silver Corp |
5.3% |
LAC |
Lithium Americas Corp |
5.2% |
SHOP |
Shopify Inc |
4.8% |
KNT |
K92 Mining Inc |
4.7% |
Top-5 Laggards |
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WEED |
Canopy Growth Corp |
-9.2% |
ACB |
Aurora Cannabis Inc |
-7.1% |
ATH |
Athabasca Oil Corp |
-6.6% |
BTE |
Baytex Energy Corp |
-6.0% |
TLRY |
Tilray Brands Inc |
-5.3% |
Wall Street updates
On Wall Street, growth was more pronounced. The Dow spiked 162.06 points, 0.51 per cent, to 32,036.9 points, while the S&P 500 grew 39.05 points, nearly one per cent, to 3,998.95 points. Nasdaq’s benchmark ballooned 161.96 points, 1.36 per cent, to 12,059.61.
Commodities
Gold was up 0.78 per cent to US$ 1,713.40. The price of Brent fell 2.55 per cent and was at US$ 104.02/bbl and that of crude oil was down 6.11 per cent to US$ 93.78/bbl.
Currency news
The loonie gained 0.13 per cent in relation to the US dollar while USD/CAD was at 1.2867. The US Dollar Index was at 106.61 against the basket of major currencies, down 0.43 per cent.
Money market
The US 10-year bond yield was down 4.89 per cent to 2.882 and the Canada 10-year bond yield was down 5.48 per cent to 2.967.