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Stocks in Canada were flat during early trading Thursday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index held steady at 36163.53.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($713.3 million), Cronos Group is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 12%, and Paramount Resources surged 9.6%. Greenfire Resources rounds out the top three movers, as shares jumped 7.6%.

ATS is the biggest early laggard, plunging 22%, followed by shares of Premium Brands Holdings, which tumbled 13%. Shares of Celestica plunged 13%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 96.14. The Canadian dollar held steady against the U.S. dollar at US$0.71.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield rose 2.73 basis points to 3.586%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet