TSX ticks higher despite employment data, loonie up by 0.48%

Canada's main stock index opened lower on Wednesday as industrial and financial stocks slipped and investors worried that aggressive policy tightening by central banks would stifle economic growth. One-year price chart (June 8) of S&P/TSX. A...

Highlights: US stocks opened lower as technology and growth stocks rally eased. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 93.07 points. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite opened lower by 13.56 points and 27.95 points, respectively. Wall Str...

Canada's main stock index rose on Tuesday, led by energy shares as oil prices climbed, but the index stuck within its recent sideways pattern ahead of US inflation data later in the week. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index en...

US stocks bounced back to close higher on Tuesday, June 7, after starting in the red on a downbeat retail outlook following Target Corp's (TGT) margin warning for the second quarter. The S&P 500 rose 0.95% to 4,160.68. The Dow Jones was up 0.80%...

Highlights Canada's main stock index opened lower on Tuesday. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 0.43% at 20,728.92 at 9:33 am ET. The benchmark index was weighed by technology stocks. Canada's main stock index opened lower on Tuesd...

Futures for Canada's main stock index fell on Tuesday, dragged down by weaker crude prices, while sentiment remained fragile ahead of US inflation data and a European Central Bank meeting this week on concerns over monetary policy tightening. Also...

Canada's main stock index edged higher on Monday, led by gains for energy and technology, as investors weighed which sectors of the market could fare best as growth potentially peaks for the current economic cycle. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&a...

Canada's main stock index fell on Friday, pulling back from its highest level in nearly one month the day before, as robust US jobs data bolstered expectations for aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The Toronto Stock Exchange's...

The TSX Composite Index spiked by 1.54 per cent, Thursday, June 2, to take it past the 21,000-point mark. The last time it was above 21,000 points was on May 5. In what seems like a reversal of sorts from recent days, energy was the only sector in...

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....