Markets hit new highs across the board
Markets laid down a royal flush Monday as the major indices in New York and Toronto all made record closes, driven by continued optimism, upbeat earnings and climbing oil prices. The TSX rose 0.91% to 21,228 as WTI crude climbed 1% and WCS nearly twice as much to roughly $84 and $69 per barrel, respectively. Energy as well as tech fueled Toronto’s rally leaving real estate as the only sector in (modest) decline.
Moving up were Shopify by 4.58%, Home Capital 5.63%, Air Canada 3.7%, Blackberry 5.24% and Lundin Mining at 4.64%. Heading south were Marathon Gold at -8.93%, Hexo -3.33% and Cargojet -5.51%. The Canadian dollar continued to hold steady right below 81 cents against the USD.
Similarly, energy rallied on the Dow while industrials also rose. The Dow nearly closed above 36,000 after advancing 0.26%. The S&P inched up 0.18% to 4,613, and the Nasdaq added 0.63% to 15,595. Big gainers were Tesla, up 7.09%, Marathon Oil at 4.3%, Boeing 3.65% and AMD by 4.16%. Meta Platforms, the stock formerly known as Facebook, gained 2%. Losing ground were Alphabet at -3%, Eli Lily at -2.14%, Moderna -2.33% and Affirm Holdings -6.06%. Meanwhile, the 10-year yield edged up to 1.56%, and Bitcoin added 1% to nearly $61,500.
🛍 Shopify Inc. (SHOP-T) +4.58%
🏛 Home Capital Group (HCG-T) +5.63%
🛫 Air Canada (AC-T) +3.7%
📱 BlackBerry (BB-T) +5.24%
⛏ Lundin Mining Corp. (LUN-T) +4.64%
🥇 Marathon Gold Corp (MOZ-T) -8.93%
🌿 Hexo Corp (HEXO-T) -3.33%
🛫 Cargojet Inc (CJT-T) -5.51%
🚗 Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA-Q) +7.09%
🛢 Marathon Oil (MRO-N) +4.3%
✈ Boeing (BA-N) +3.65%
💿 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD-Q) +4.16%
🕵️♂️ Facebook (FB-Q) +2%
🧮 Alphabet Inc. / Google (GOOG-Q) -3%
💊 Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY-N) -2.14%
💉 Moderna (MRNA-Q) -2.33%
💾 Affirm Holdings (AFRM-Q) -6.06%
🅱 Bitcoin Cash (CRYPTO:BCH) +1%
