In particular, Snap reported blow-out earnings, revenues and daily active users and soared 23.9%. Also, Twitter issues Q2 earnings that thrilled investors who lifted shares 3%. In turn, this enthusiasm drove other social media stocks that will report next week: Pinterest jumped 5.79%, Alphabet 3.37% and Facebook 5.3%, which made its own record high. Ironically, the tech-heavy Nasdaq itself didn’t close on a record high, but came within a hair. One of the few laggards Friday was Intel which slid 5.39% after warning of lower profits, despite easily beating Q2 earnings.

The TSX advanced 0.45% as all the sectors, except materials rallied, especially tech and staples. Headlines on this side of the border also dominated Friday’s session. Westshore Terminals soared 28.4% after signing a service deal with BHP Jansen Potash Mine. Aecon reported a blow-out quarter and leapt 11% after IIROC halted trading. Other winners included Pizza Pizza which popped 4.44%, Canada Goose which flew 3.74% and Shopify which surged 3.24%. Crude oil rose a dime per barrel and was essentially flat as was gold which held at $1,800 an ounce.

📷 Snap Inc. +23.9%
🐦 Twitter, Inc +3%
💾 Pinterest Inc +5.79%
🧮 Alphabet Inc. / Google +3.37%
🕵️‍♂️ Facebook +5.3%
💾 Intel -5.39%
🚚 Westshore Terminals Inc. +28.4%
🏗 Aecon Group Inc +11%
🍕 Pizza Pizza Royalty +4.44%
🧣 Canada Goose +3.74%
🛍 Shopify Inc. +3.24%