{"id":253575,"date":"2021-11-15T17:22:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T22:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=253575"},"modified":"2021-11-15T17:22:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T22:22:07","slug":"markets-dip-or-flat-in-lacklustre-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/markets-dip-or-flat-in-lacklustre-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Markets dip or flat in lacklustre session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monday saw a muted start to the trading week as ongoing inflation worries weighed on some investors and volumes suggest that others were taking a breather. The TSX closed modestly down by 0.39%, dragged down by technology stocks and financials.<\/p>\n<p>Notable movers in Toronto include <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/QSR-T\">Restaurant Brands International<\/a> which delivered 1.9% gains after buying Firehouse Subs, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/VFF-Q\">Village Farms International<\/a> up 2.25%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/TVE-T\">Tamarack Valley Energy<\/a> climbing 3.77% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/ITP-T\">Intertape Polymer<\/a> adding 3.21%. In contrast, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/LUN-T\">Lundin Mining<\/a> sank 3.99% as cannabis names <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/WEED-T\">Canopy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/HEXO-T\">Hexo<\/a> fell 5.48% and 6.28% respectively. Meanwhile crude oil made modest moves up as WTI nearly touched $81 per barrel and WCS rose over 1% to $61.60. Gold was flat around $1,860 an ounce and, for once, Bitcoin barely moved.<\/p>\n<p>The sluggish dynamic was also found on Wall Street as the Nasdaq, Dow and S&amp;P closed flat or down a handful of points. On the Dow, industrials were weak and energy climbed, but the other components were mixed. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BA-N\">Boeing<\/a> led gains at 5.49%. An activist investor fuelled <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/DLTR-Q\">Dollar Tree<\/a>&#8216;s 14% surge as <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/EA-Q\">Electronic Arts<\/a> advanced 2.89% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BNTX-Q\">BioNTech<\/a> rallied 5.18%. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BBBY-Q\">Bed Bath and Beyond<\/a> declined 4.26% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BLDP-T\">Ballard Power<\/a> shed 2.52%.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f372; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/QSR-T\">Restaurant Brands International (QSR-T)<\/a> +1.9%<br \/>\n&#x1f33f; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/VFF-Q\">Village Farms International, Inc. (VFF-T)<\/a> +2.25%<br \/>\n&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/TVE-T\">Tamarack Valley Energy (TVE-T)<\/a> +3.77%<br \/>\n&#x1f4e6; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/ITP-T\">Intertape Polymer Group (ITP-T)<\/a> +3.21%<br \/>\n&#x26cf; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/LUN-T\">Lundin Mining Corp. (LUN-T)<\/a> -3.99%<br \/>\n&#x1f33f; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/WEED-T\">Canopy Growth Corp. (WEED-T)<\/a> -5.48%<br \/>\n&#x1f33f; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/HEXO-T\">Hexo Corp (HEXO-T)<\/a> -6.28%<br \/>\n&#x1f6eb; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BA-N\">Boeing (BA-N)<\/a> +5.49%<br \/>\n&#x1f6cd; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/DLTR-Q\">Dollar Tree (DLTR-Q)<\/a> +14%<br \/>\n&#x1f3ae; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/EA-Q\">Electronic Arts Inc (EA-Q)<\/a> -2.89%<br \/>\n&#x1f9eb; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BNTX-Q\">BioNTech (BNTX-Q)<\/a> +5.18%<br \/>\n&#x1f6cf; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BBBY-Q\">Bed Bath &amp; Beyond (BBBY-Q)<\/a> -4.26%<br \/>\n&#x1f50b; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BLDP-T\">Ballard Power Systems (BLDP-T)<\/a> -2.52%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday saw a muted start to the trading week as ongoing inflation worries weighed on some investors and volumes suggest that others were taking a breather. The TSX closed modestly down by 0.39%, dragged down by technology stocks and financials. 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