The TSX Composite Index gained 0.84 per cent, 177.84 points, Friday, February 4, which means that despite Thursday’s losses, the index rose 2.56 per cent in the week. All sectors were in the green, with healthcare and technology (who have lately been particularly volatile), soaring nearly three per cent and 2.7 per cent, respectively.
Canada’s benchmark closed the week at 21,271.85 points. Hut 8 Mining’s stock gained 13 per cent Friday.

One-year price chart (February 4). Analysis by © 2022 Kalkine Media®
Volume actives
Denison Mines Corp saw 14.2 million shares traded, making it the most active stock. It was followed by Athabasca Oil Corporation that saw over 12.7 million shares switch hands, and Suncor Energy Inc saw over 12.3 million shares traded.
Movers and laggards
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Ticker |
Company Name |
1-day Price % Change |
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Top-5 Gainers |
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HUT |
Hut 8 Mining Corp |
13.0% |
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SHOP |
Shopify Inc |
8.8% |
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ACB |
Aurora Cannabis Corp |
7.2% |
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CTS |
Converge Technology Solutions Corp |
6.4% |
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TLRY |
Tilray Brands Inc |
6.1% |
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Top-5 Laggards |
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AIF |
Allus Group Ltd |
-8.5% |
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IFP |
Interfor Corp |
-5.4% |
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PXT |
Parex Resources Inc |
-4.8% |
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INE |
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc |
-4.3% |
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OTEX |
Open Text Corp |
-3.9% |
Wall Street update
Over on Wall Street, it was generally a good day too as the main indices began rising late morning and continued to do so till close. The Dow, however, lost 21.42 points, a marginal 0.06 per cent, to 35,089.74 points, while the S&P 500 grew 23.09 points, 0.52 per cent, to 4,500.53 points. Nasdaq’s benchmark rose 219.19 points, 1.58 per cent, to 14,098.01.
Commodities update
Gold was up 0.21 per cent to US$ 1,807.80. Brent oil gained 2.37 per cent to US$ 93.27/bbl. Crude oil was up 2.26 per cent to US$ 92.31/bbl.
Currency news
The loonie posted a 0.69 per cent loss Friday while USD/CAD ended at 1.2764. The US Dollar Index was at 95.49 against the basket of major currencies, down 0.11 per cent.
Money market
The US 10-year bond yield rose 4.34 per cent to 1.916 and the Canada 10-year bond yield was up 3.05 per cent to 1.856.