Markets rebound, crypto climbs
On Wednesday, markets mostly recovered from Tuesday’s sharp sell-off. The S&P closed the session up 0.87% just shy of 5,000, the Nasdaq added 1.23%, and the Dow 0.32%. The U.S. 10-year yield held around 4.265% while Bitcoin surged nearly 4% to over US$51,600.
Key movers included Uber which delivered a beat and soared 14.38%. Tesla rose 2.49%, AMD 4.02%, Nvidia 2.32% and MGM -5.98% despite a beat.
On Bay Street, the TSX rebounded 1.38% as every sector except energy rallied. Consumer staples and industrials were particularly strong. Notable names were Goeasy up 8%, Enbridge -2.65%, Royal Bank 1.95%, Shopify 4.22% and Lithium Americas 7.8%. WTI slipped 1.6% to fall to $76.65 a barrel.
🅱 Bitcoin (BTCUSD) (CRYPTO:BTC) +4%
🚕 Uber (UBER-N) +14.38%
🚗 Tesla Inc (TSLA-Q) +2.49%
💾 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD-Q) +4.02%
💾 NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA-Q) +2.32%
♠ MGM Resorts International (MGM-N) -5.98%
🏛 goeasy (GSY-T) +8%
🛢Enbridge (ENB-T) -2.65%
🏛 Royal Bank (RY-T) +1.95%
🛍 Shopify Inc. (SHOP-T) +4.22%
⛓ Lithium Americas Corp (LAC-T) +7.8%