{"id":288580,"date":"2022-08-04T17:57:31","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T21:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=288580"},"modified":"2022-08-04T17:57:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T21:57:31","slug":"oil-falls-stocks-mixed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/oil-falls-stocks-mixed\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil falls, stocks mixed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday saw the price of crude oil continue to slide after OPEC announced a modest output increase. WTI fell below $90 (for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine) to trade around $88.40. Meanwhile, WCS plunged 3.5% to $69. Naturally, energy was the biggest loser on the TSX which still gained 31 points or 0.16% on the strength of industrials, materials and consumer staples.<\/p>\n<p>The most influential names were <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/430\/ENB-T\">Enbridge<\/a> at -1.94% in heavy trading, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/3644\/CVE-T\">Cenovus<\/a> -7.59%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1176\/SU-T\">Suncor<\/a> -4.48% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/9\/ABX-T\">Barrick Gold<\/a> up nearly 4%. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1123\/SLF-T\">Sun Life Financial<\/a> rallied 2.25% after an earnings beat, but <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/782\/MFI-T\">Maple Leaf Foods<\/a> tanked over 17% on weak sales, particularly in its plant-based food products.<\/p>\n<p>The picture was mixed on Wall Street where the S&amp;P closed modestly down at -0.08%, the Nasdaq gained 0.41% but and the Dow finished -0.26%. The U.S. 10-year yield traded around 2.663% while <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/6966\/CRYPTOBTC\">Bitcoin<\/a> sank 4.25% to $22,500. Energy was also down as well as consumer staples, but industrials, discretionary and tech rose. Big gainers were <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/59\/AMD-Q\">AMD<\/a> up nearly 6%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/7160\/WBD-Q\">Warner Brothers Discovery<\/a> at 4.61%, and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/6303\/MRNA-Q\">Moderna<\/a> up 4.12%. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/6233\/FTNT-Q\">Fortinet<\/a> plunged over 16%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1377\/XOM-N\">Exxon<\/a> shed 4.21% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/2679\/HES-N\">Hess<\/a> fell 5.49%.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/430\/ENB-T\">Enbridge (ENB-T)<\/a> -1.94%<br \/>\n&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/3644\/CVE-T\">Cenovus Energy (CVE-T)<\/a> -7.59%<br \/>\n&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1176\/SU-T\">Suncor Energy Inc (SU-T)<\/a> -4.48%<br \/>\n&#x1f947; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/9\/ABX-T\">Barrick Gold (ABX-T)<\/a> +4%<br \/>\n&#x1f3db; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1123\/SLF-T\">Sun Life Financial Inc (SLF-T)<\/a> +2.25%<br \/>\n&#x1f371; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/782\/MFI-T\">Maple Leaf Foods (MFI-T)<\/a> -17%<br \/>\n&#x1f171; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/6966\/CRYPTOBTC\">Bitcoin (BTCUSD) (CRYPTO:BTC)<\/a> -4.25%<br \/>\n&#x1f4be; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/59\/AMD-Q\">Advanced Micro Devices (AMD-Q)<\/a> +6%<br \/>\n&#x1f4fa; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/7160\/WBD-Q\">Warner Bros. 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