TSX rises as energy soars after IEA lifts growth outlook, loonie up

Benchmark US indices closed higher on Thursday, June 2, lifted by gains in mega-cap stocks after Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard outlined the central bank’s short-term rate strategy. The S&P 500 rose 1.84% to 4,176.82. The Dow Jones was up 1....

Highlights: The TSX posted no new 52-week highs and two new lows. Across all Canadian issues there were three new 52-week highs and six new lows, with total volume of 33.33 million shares. Toronto shares rose on Thursday, led by mining sto...

The TSX Composite Index fell again Wednesday, June 1, after the Bank of Canada (BoC) raised interest rates by half a percentage point as expected. Energy gained nearly two per cent and industrials almost one per cent, but all the other sectors saw...

US stocks closed the first trading day of June in the negative territory on Wednesday as the latest economic data provided mixed signals, which didn’t help ease investors’ rate fears. The S&P 500 was down 0.75% to 4,101.23. The Dow J...

The seven-day green streak of the TSX Composite Index ended Tuesday, May 31, after it fell by 190.06 points, 0.91 per cent. All the sectors closed in the red, energy down 2.8 per cent. This meant that the index posted a second straight monthly los...

US stocks closed lower on Tuesday, May 31, after an extended weekend break for the Memorial Day festivities as traders turned their attention to President Joe Biden’s talks with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on inflation. The S&P ...

The TSX Composite Index on Monday, May 30, gained for the seventh day in a row as it moved up 170.82 points, 0.82 per cent, to close at 20,919.40. This streak has put the index in the green on a month-to-date basis after it lost 5.15 per cent in Apr...

On Friday, May 27, the TSX Composite Index extended the green streak it's been on since May 19 by increasing 216.40 points, 1.05 per cent, to 20,748.58. The index’s biggest sector, financials, gained 1.33 per cent and energy was up 1.65 per ...

US stocks closed the week with a third straight session of gain on Friday, May 27, helped by positive retail guidance and expectations of the macroeconomic situation improving. The S&P 500 was up 2.47% to 4,158.24. The Dow Jones rose 1.76% to 33...

The TSX Composite Index has risen for the fifth day in a row with all the major sectors in green. The financial sector gained 0.9 per cent Thursday, May 26. The Royal Bank of Canada and Toronto-Dominion Bank reported better than expected second-qu...