Stocks climb pre-holidays

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.

Major movers for the day were CNQ up 1.58%, Power 1.06%, Suncor 1.55%, Birchcliff Energy 7.01% and Tilray soaring 15.17%. WTI barely climbed to US$69.50 a barrel while gold declined US$10 to US$2,613.

In New York, the S&P rallied 0.73%, the Nasdaq 0.98% and the Dow 0.16%. Once more, tech lead the way with Nvidia adding 3.69%, Intel 3.48%, AMD 4.52% and Broadcom 5.24%. Meanwhile, Carnival ended Monday -3.99%. The U.S. 10-year inched up to 4.589% while Bitcoin sank over 1% to US$94,000. Markets on both sides of the border will close early tomorrow, Christmas Eve.

🛢 Canadian Natural Rsrcs (CNQ-T) +1.58%

🏛 Power Corp (POW-T) +1.06%

🛢 Suncor Energy Inc (SU-T) +1.55%

🛢 Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (BIR-T) +7.01%

🌿 Tilray Inc. (TLRY-Q) +15.17%

💾 NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA-Q) +3.69%

💾 Intel (INTC-Q) +3.48%

💾 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD-Q) +4.52%

🧬 Broadcom (AVGO-Q) +5.24%

🚢 Carnival Corp. (CCL-N) -3.99%

🅱 Bitcoin (BTCUSD) (CRYPTO:BTC) -1%