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The TSX Composite Index was able to pull off a more than decent trading session Friday, January 28, as it gained nearly one per cent. The technology sector jumped 4.3 per cent, and all sectors gained except base metals. Healthcare rose by nearly four per cent.
This meant that Canada’s benchmark index closed the week in the green gaining 0.58 per cent. The index’s biggest stock, Shopify, gained 7.1 per cent, helping it grow 197.64 points to 20,741.75.
One-year price chart (January 28). Analysis by © 2022 Kalkine Media®
Volume actives
Athabasca Oil Corporation saw 13.4 million shares traded, making it the most active stock. It was followed by Suncor Energy Inc that saw over 9.2 million shares switch hands, and Baytex Energy Corp saw over 6.9 million shares traded.
Movers and laggards
Wall Street update
When the technology sector does well, that usually means good news for Wall Street’s main indices. The Dow jumped 564.69 points, 1.65 per cent, to 34,725.47 points, while the S&P 500 grew by 105.34 points, 2.43 per cent, to 4,431.85 points. Nasdaq’s benchmark rocketed 417.79 points, 3.13 per cent, to 13,770.57.
Commodities update
Gold fell 0.46 per cent to US$ 1,784.90. Brent oil gained 0.77 per cent to US$ 90.03/bbl. Crude oil was up 0.24 per cent to US$ 86.82/bbl.
Currency news
The loonie posted a 0.16 per cent loss Friday while USD/CAD ended at 1.2761. The US Dollar Index was at 97.27 against the basket of major currencies, up 0.02 per cent.
Money market
The US 10-year bond yield was down 1.36 per cent to 1.778 and the Canada 10-year bond yield was down 1.01 per cent to 1.759.
