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Stocks in Canada climbed during early trading Wednesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.7% to 36401.69.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($712.5 million), Shopify Cl A is the biggest leader this morning, surging 18%, and China Gold Intl Rscs jumped 11%. Hemlo Mining rounds out the top three movers, as shares surged 9.3%.

RB Global is the biggest early laggard, tumbling 14%, followed by shares of Bausch Health, which dropped 4.1%. Shares of Boyd Group Services declined 3.1%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index declined 0.2% to 95.95. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.2% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.71.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield increased 1.87 basis points to 3.564%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet