{"id":172818,"date":"2020-06-03T21:10:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T21:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=172818"},"modified":"2020-06-03T22:53:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T22:53:58","slug":"rally-optimism-continues-despite-geopolitical-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/rally-optimism-continues-despite-geopolitical-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Rally optimism continues despite geopolitical concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite mixed economic data, ongoing tensions between the U.S. and China, and racial turmoil on American streets, markets continued to rally Wednesday. The TSX rose 1.17% and the Dow climbed 2.05%, returning to levels last seen on March 5.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/business\/bank-of-canada-rate-decision-1.5596399\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bank of Canada<\/a> changes governors, the central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 0.25% and remarked that the impact of Covid-19 on the world economy &#8220;appears to have peaked.&#8221; Further, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cp24.com\/news\/toronto-home-sales-in-may-up-from-april-but-down-significantly-year-over-year-1.4967060\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">home sales<\/a> in Toronto between April and May jumped 55% and 34% in Vancouver. (For perspective, Toronto home sales fell 53.7% YOY in May.) Real estate shot up 4% on the TSX, followed by financials, energy and industrials. There was green across many Canadian screens, but <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/GOOS-T\">Canada Goose<\/a> soared 17.51% in heavy trading by beating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/canada-goose-shares-rise-after-earnings-beat-expectations-2020-06-03?siteid=yhoof2&amp;yptr=yahoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Q4 expectations<\/a>. Banks like <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BMO-T\">BMO<\/a> (up 4.84%) enjoyed a strong Wednesday as did <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BAM.A-T\">Brookfield Asset Management<\/a>, spiking 6.17%.On Wall Street, Boeing soared nearly 13%, which helped propel to the Dow. Likewise, leisure stocks like <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/WYNN-Q\">Wynn Resorts<\/a> jumped over 11% as they continue to regain lost ground from the pandemic. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/ZM-Q\">Zoom Video<\/a> continues to skyrocket after reporting Q1 earnings. Zoom leapt 7.59%.<\/p>\n<p>Though some worry about over-optimism, investors are clearly banking on the success of continue reopenings across the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f9e3; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/GOOS-T\">Canada Goose Holdings<\/a> +17.51%<br \/>\n&#x1f3db; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BMO-T\">Bank of Montreal<\/a> +4.84%<br \/>\n&#x1f3db; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BAM.A-T\">Brookfield Asset Management (A)<\/a> +6.17%<br \/>\n&#x1f6eb; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BA-N\">Boeing<\/a> +13%<br \/>\n&#x1f3e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/WYNN-Q\">Wynne Resorts Ltd.<\/a> +11%<br \/>\n&#x1f4f9; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/ZM-Q\">Zoom Video Communications Inc.<\/a> +7.59%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite mixed economic data, ongoing tensions between the U.S. and China, and racial turmoil on American streets, markets continued to rally Wednesday. The TSX rose 1.17% and the Dow climbed 2.05%, returning to levels last seen on March 5. 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