Stocks edge up, oil dips below $100
After losing 4.5% in the first quarter, the S&P began Q2 on Friday up 0.34%. The Nasdaq rose 0.29% and the Dow 0.4%. It was a choppy session on Wall Street, but stocks closed on session highs.
Credit cards rallied as Visa added 2.07%, but transports sank as FedEx fell 4.38%. The chipmakers weathered a loss as Intel slipped 2.93% and Nvidia fell 2.1%. However other tech names like Verizon added 2.32% and Comcast 1.88%. Banks saw mixed moves as Citigroup slid 2.02%. Bitcoin advanced 1.3% to $46,300 while gold held at $1,925. The U.S. 10-year lost a bit of ground at 2.37%.
The TSX fared much better in Q1, advancing 4%. It was up 0.22% on Friday, led by energy, materials and telcos though industrials sank. Big moves came from BlackBerry, sinking 9.17% on a weak forecast, Canopy Growth declining 2.53%, but CNQ climbing 1.91% and Kinross Gold jumping 3%. Peyto Exploration can Calfrac Well Services both jumped 7.1% and GoodFood delivered a 6.07% gain. In contrast, Aritizia slid 6.72% and TFI International lost 5.67%. The TSX advanced despite WTI dipping below $100 a barrel and WCS retreating to $88.
💳 Visa Inc. (V-N) +2.07%
📦 FedEx (FDX-N) -4.38%
💾 Intel (INTC-Q) -2.93%
💾 Nvidia Corp (NVDA-Q) -2.1%
📱 Verizon Communications (VZ-N) +2.32%
📺 Comcast Corp (CMCSA-Q) +1.88%
🏛 Citigroup Inc. (C-N) -2.02%
🅱 Bitcoin (BTCUSD) (CRYPTO:BTC) +1.3%
📱 BlackBerry (BB-T) -9.17%
🌿 Canopy Growth Corp. (WEED-T) -2.53%
🛢 Canadian Natural Rsrcs (CNQ-T) +1.91%
🥇 Kinross Gold (K-T) +3%
🛢 Peyto Exploration & Develop. (PEY-T) +7.1%
🛢 Calfrac Well Services Ltd (CFW-T) +7.1%
🍱 Goodfood Market Corp. (FOOD-T) +6.07%
👗 Aritzia Inc. (ATZ-T) -6.72%
🚚 TFI International Inc (TFII-T) -5.67%
