Canadian Stocks Decline 0.2% in Morning Trading

Dow Jones
Aug 18

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Stocks in Canada slipped during early trading Tuesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index dropped 0.2% to 36579.78.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($720.9 million), Xanadu Quantum Techs is the biggest early laggard, tumbling 6.5%, followed by shares of Celestica, which tumbled 5.8%. Shares of Hut 8 plunged 5.7%.

Thomson Reuters is the biggest leader this morning, increasing 3.4%, and China Gold Intl Rscs gained 3.3%. Bausch Health rounds out the top three movers, as shares gained 3.1%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index held steady at 95.95. The Canadian dollar held steady against the U.S. dollar at US$0.72.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield rose 0.51 basis point to 3.724%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

 

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