TSX flirts with highs

Markets in Toronto and New York extended the previous day’s gains on Tuesday, with the TSX nearly making a record close. The Canadian index jumped 1% to 30,900 led by strong gains in consumer staples and discretionary. Only energy and another sector lost ground. Major movers were Denison Mines, spiking 6.35%, Alimentation Couche-Tard 4.91%, BRP 7.95%, B2Gold 3.75% and Cenovus down 2.54%. Gold was steady at US$4,131 while WTI slipped 1.5% to below $58.

On Wall Street, the S&P gained 1.43%, the Nasdaq 0.67% and the Dow 1.43% or more than 650 points. There were gains across the board, notably from Alphabet, up another 1.53%, Albemarle 8.09% and Keysight Technologies 10.01%, though AMD sank 4.15% and Nvidia slipped 2.59%. The U.S. 10-year yield also lost ground, down to nearly 4% while Bitcoin slumped US$1,600 to US$87.130.

⛏ Denison Mines Corp (DML-T) +6.35%

🍱 Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD-T) +4.91%

⚙ BRP INC. (DOO-T) +7.95%

🥇 B2Gold Corp. (BTO-T) +3.75%

🛢 Cenovus Energy (CVE-T) -2.54%

🧮 Alphabet Inc (GOOG-Q) +1.53%

⛏ Albemarle Corp (ALB-N) +8.09%

🧬 Keysight Technologies Inc. (KEYS-N) +10.01%

💾 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD-Q) +4.15%

💾 NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA-Q) +2.59%