{"id":216905,"date":"2021-03-16T19:13:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T23:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=216905"},"modified":"2021-03-17T08:29:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T12:29:26","slug":"stocks-step-back-in-holding-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/stocks-step-back-in-holding-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks step back in holding pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<table cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody style=\"padding: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial;\">\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td align=\"center\"><center>This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by <a class=\"expert-name\" href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/expert\/view\/42\/Michael-Sprung\">Michael Sprung<\/a>, including <a class=\"company-name-symbol\" href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/780\/MFC-T\"><span class=\"company-name\">Manulife Financial<\/span><\/a> (<strong>A Top Pick Mar 20\/19, Down 36%<\/strong>) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/premium\/?utm_e-top-promo-top-picks-text\">Get Premium<\/a> to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/premium\/?utm_e-top-promo-top-picks-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123205\" src=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/premium-button.png\" alt=\"Get Premium\" width=\"289\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p>After Monday&#8217;s across-the-board rally, stocks declined slightly Tuesday as American investors awaited announcements from the two-day Fed policy meeting, and Canadians weathered some energy weakness. Overall, it was a quiet session as the S&amp;P closed -0.16%, the Dow -0.39% and the TSX -0.43%, though the Nasdaq just squeaked into the positive at 0.09%. This despite the 10-year U.S. yield inching up 0.87% to 1.621%, a sign that the market is accepting the interest rate rise without selling off tech names.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4\/AAPL-Q\">Apple<\/a> rose 1.27%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4277\/FB-Q\">Facebook<\/a> 2.02% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/820\/MSFT-Q\">Microsoft<\/a> 1.24%. On the Dow, industrials, energy and financials lagged as <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/126\/BA-N\">Boeing<\/a> closed -3.92%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/117\/AXP-N\">American Express<\/a> -2.51% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/337\/CVX-N\">Chevron<\/a> -2.37%. Elsewhere, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/830\/MU-Q\">Micron<\/a> advanced 2.9% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/303\/CPB-N\">Campbell Soup<\/a> simmered by 2.73%. Travel names which had been soaring lately gave back. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1027\/RCL-N\">Royal Caribbean<\/a> finished -5.32% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/226\/CCL-N\">Carnival<\/a> -5.17%.<\/p>\n<p>On Bay Street, telcos and staples rallied while energy and materials faltered. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1026\/RCIB-T\">Rogers<\/a> continued to climb, up 5.65%, a day after announcing its bid to buy western rival, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1119\/SJRB-T\">Shaw Communications<\/a>, itself up 2.51%. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5163\/KXS-T\">Kinaxis<\/a> rallied 5.25%, though <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/286\/CNQ-T\">CNQ<\/a> declined 4.25% along with many oil names. Weed also tumbled as <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/6611\/OGI-T\">Organigram<\/a> slid over 7%. The price of oil weighed on the TSX as WCS per barrel fell 1% and WTI by half that. The price of gold remained steady while <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/6312\/QBTCU-T\">Bitcoin<\/a> declined 0.4%.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f34e; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4\/AAPL-Q\">Apple<\/a> +1.27%<br \/>\n&#x1f575;&#xfe0f;&#x200d;&#x2642;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4277\/FB-Q\">Facebook<\/a> +2.02%<br \/>\n&#x24c2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/820\/MSFT-Q\">Microsoft<\/a> +1.24%<br \/>\n&#x1f6eb; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/126\/BA-N\">Boeing<\/a> -3.92%<br \/>\n&#x1f3db; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/117\/AXP-N\">American Express<\/a> -2.51%<br \/>\n&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/337\/CVX-N\">Chevron Texaco<\/a> -2.37%<br \/>\n&#x1f4be; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/830\/MU-Q\">Micron Technology<\/a> +2.9%<br \/>\n&#x1f96b; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/303\/CPB-N\">Campbell Soup Company<\/a> +2.73%<br \/>\n&#x1f6a2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1027\/RCL-N\">Royal Caribbean Cruises<\/a> -5.32%<br \/>\n&#x1f6a2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/226\/CCL-N\">Carnival Corp.<\/a> -5.17%<br \/>\n&#x1f4f1; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1026\/RCIB-T\">Rogers Communications (B)<\/a> +5.65%<br \/>\n&#x1f4f1; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1119\/SJRB-T\">Shaw Communication (B)<\/a> +2.51%<br \/>\n&#x1f4be; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5163\/KXS-T\">Kinaxis Inc<\/a> +5.25%<br \/>\n&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/286\/CNQ-T\">Canadian Natural Rsrcs<\/a> -4.25%<br \/>\n&#x1f33f; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/6611\/OGI-T\">OrganiGram Holdings Inc.<\/a> -7%<br \/>\n&#x1f171; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/6312\/QBTCU-T\">The Bitcoin Fund<\/a> -0.4%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Michael Sprung, including Manulife Financial (A Top Pick Mar 20\/19, Down 36%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. 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