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The last full trading day before Christmas was a jolly one as markets in Toronto and New York rose. On Bay Street, all but three sectors including real estate gained as the TSX advanced 0.61%. Energy and particularly healthcare rallied. […]

Two days after the U.S. Fed announced only two interest cuts for 2025 and triggered a sharp sell-off, markets on Friday rallied which reduced losses for the week. The three major U.S. indices all rose over 1% during the session, […]

A day after sliding nearly 3% across the board after the U.S. Fed’s hawkish projection for 2025, Bay and Wall streets stabilized. The S&P and Nasdaq were essentially flat on Thursday, while the Dow gained 0.27% and the TSX shed […]

Wednesday stocks were in a holding pattern until U.S. Fed chief, Jerome Powell, announced mid-afternoon an expected 25-basis point cut to the key interest rate. However, his announcements during the press conference triggered a steep sell-off in both New York […]

Markets in New York and Toronto continued to weaken on Tuesday. The TSX closed 0.54% lower as only two sectors managed gains for the session, particularly health care. Telcos and staples led the remaining sectors down. Making outsized moves were […]

The trading week began with tech driving the Nasdaq to new highs, up 1.24% to nearly 20,200. The S&P advanced 0.38% and the Dow -0.25%. Among the Wall Street influencers were Broadcom, popping 11.21%, Tesla 6.14% and Micron 5.62% However, […]

Talk of tariffs from the White House in 2025 and tax-loss selling filled the air. Friday saw the TSX shed 0.54% and lose 1.6% for the week as only tech managed to gain ground during the session. All other sectors […]

Stocks in New York and Toronto sold off Thursday, a day after rallying. The TSX shed nearly 1% as only consumer discretionary gained. Materials and energy led the laggards. Most-influential were CNQ at -2.26%, Cenovus -1.01% and Telus -2.51%. Other […]

As expected, the Bank of Canada cut the key lending rate by 50 basis points to 3.25%, in the wake of climbing unemployment and other economic data. The TSX gained 0.6% for the session, though sectors were mixed. Strong gains […]

Markets in both New York and Toronto extended Monday’s losses into Tuesday. The major American indices all shed around a third of a percentage point as tech led the way down. Once more, Nvidia was the most active name, at […]

Despite climbing to all-time highs early in the session, the TSX finished in the red Monday along with its Wall Street peers. The Canadian index finished the day -0.26% as sectors were mixed. A strong performance in materials and healthcare […]

The week ended with the S&P and Nasdaq modestly rallying to new highs, the former by 0.23% and the latter at 0.78%. Over the week, they gained nearly 1% and 3.3% respectively. The Dow closed Friday -0.3% and -0.6% for […]

Early in Thursday’s session, Bitcoin topped US$100,000, though ended the day below that milestone. The crypto outperformed the U.S. indices, however. The S&P ended the session -0.2%, the Dow -0.57% and the Nasdaq -0.21%. Major movers included Intel at -5.17%, […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a +0.02% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +1.30% and the Dow -0.01% Some trending stocks for the day include Dollarama Inc. down -5.14%, National Bank of Canada -3.82% and Baytex Energy Corp -5.28%. […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a -0.45% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +0.40% and the Dow -0.02% Some trending stocks for the day include Bank of Nova Scotia down -3.37%, Enbridge +0.38% and Palantir Technologies +6.88%. The most […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a -0.22% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +0.97% and the Dow -0.04% Some trending stocks for the day include Super Micro Computer up +28.68%, The Lion Electric Co +58.82% and Intel -0.50%. The […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a +0.41% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +0.83% and the Dow up +0.42% Some trending stocks for the day include SoundHound AI up +18.15%, Tesla Inc +3.69% and NVIDIA Corporation +2.15%. The most […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a +0.22% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was -0.60% and the Dow up +0.27% Some trending stocks for the day include Shopify Inc. up +0.30%, Rogers Sugar Inc +5.64% and Air Canada +0.77%. The […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a +0.33% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was -0.60% and the Dow up -0.23% Some trending stocks for the day include Symbiotic down -35.86%, Wajax Corp +8.01% and Dollarama Inc. -0.01%. The most active […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a -0.02% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +0.63% and the Dow up +0.33% Some trending stocks for the day include Bombardier Inc (B) down -9.32%, Dye & Durham +11.35% and GameStop Corp. +2.22%. […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a -0.13% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +0.27% and the Dow up +0.12% Some trending stocks for the day include CI Financial Corp up +30.03%, BlackBerry +10.33% and Alimentation Couche-Tard -0.98%. The most […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a +0.21% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +0.16% and the Dow up +0.97% Some trending stocks for the day include SoundHound AI +18.19%, Tesla Inc +3.80% and GameStop Corp. +0.29%. The most active […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a +1.41% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was +0.03% and the Dow up +1.08% Some trending stocks for the day include Alphabet Inc down -4.56%, MicroStrategy -16.16% and Snowflake +32.71%. The most active stocks […]

The S&P/TSX composite saw a +0.10% change for today’s session, the Nasdaq composite was -0.72% and the Dow up +0.08%. Some trending stocks for the day include: NVIDIA Corporation -0.76%, Snowflake -0.86% and Qualcomm -6.34%. The most active stocks today include Great West Lifeco +0.28%, while Canadian Natural Rsrcs saw +0.36%. Manulife Financial  also saw a […]