TSX climbs, Wall Street slips

A day after cool U.S. inflation data triggered a strong rally, American stock gave back part of those gains as the TSX continued to rise. The Canadian index added 0.23% as most sectors rallied. Tech, staples and especially utilities rose while energy sank.

Major movers on Bay Street included Richelieu Hardware popping 5.05%, Northland Power 4.41%, Tamarack Valley Energy -4.68%, SSR Mining 4.63% and First Quantum Minerals -3.8%. Gold advanced US$16 to a lofty US$2,712 an ounce, while WTI gave back 1.7% to US$78.65.

Across the border, the S&P finished Thursday -0.21%, the Nasdaq -0.89% and the Dow -0.16%. The U.S. 10-year yield stayed around 4.61% while Bitcoin inched modestly to US$99,800. Key movers: Nvidia at -1.96%, UnitedHealth -6.04% after a mixed quarter, Morgan Stanley 4.03% as bank earnings continued to roll in, American Tower jumping 5.41% and Dexcom rallying 5.52%.

💾 Richelieu Hardware (RCH-T) +5.05%

💡 Northland Power Inc (NPI-T) +4.41%

🛢 Tamarack Valley Energy (TVE-T) -4.68%

⛏ SSR Mining (SSRM-T) +4.63%

⛏ First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) -3.8%

💾 NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA-Q) -1.96%

👨‍⚕️ UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH-N) -6.04%

🏛 Morgan Stanley (MS-N) +4.03%

🏛 American Tower (AMT-N) +5.41%

👨‍⚕️ Dexcom (DXCM-Q) +5.52%