{"id":290415,"date":"2022-08-18T17:10:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T21:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=290415"},"modified":"2022-08-18T17:10:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T21:10:02","slug":"stocks-and-oil-climb-in-quiet-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/stocks-and-oil-climb-in-quiet-trading\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks and oil climb in quiet trading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a typically quiet summer session on Thursday which saw the major indices on Wall Street as well as the TSX climb modestly into the green. The S&amp;P closed 0.24%, the Nasdaq 0.21%, and the Dow was flat. Crude oil continued to gain with WTI adding $2.50 to $90.60 and WCS advancing $1.35 to over $70.<\/p>\n<p>On Wall Street, the big movers were <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1682\/DVN-N\">Devon Energy<\/a> up 5.66%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/555\/HAL-N\">Halliburton<\/a> by 5.57% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1515\/MRO-N\">Marathon Oil<\/a> up 5.02%. Also gaining were <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/321\/CSCO-Q\">Cisco<\/a> by 6% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/59\/AMD-Q\">AMD<\/a> by 2.21%. Losing ground were <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1331\/VZ-N\">Verizon<\/a> at -2.55% and the health stocks <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1332\/WBA-Q\">Walgreens<\/a> at -6.28% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/6303\/MRNA-Q\">Moderna<\/a> at -5.2%. The U.S. 10-year yield fluttered around 2.88% while Bitcoin shed about $50 to stay around $23,300.<\/p>\n<p>In Toronto, energy, industrials and materials led by 0.58% to 20,299. The sectors were mostly flat except for gains in energy and materials. Oil stocks led, including <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/286\/CNQ-T\">CNQ<\/a> by 2.87%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/3763\/ATH-T\">Athabasca Oil<\/a> by 9% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1424\/BTE-T\">Baytex<\/a> at 5.33%. However, cannabis stocks dipped on it rollercoaster ride of late. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4811\/WEED-T\">Canopy<\/a> fell 6.12% while <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5389\/ACB-T\">Aurora<\/a> slid 4.89%.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1682\/DVN-N\">Devon Energy Corp (DVN-N)<\/a> +5.66%<br \/>\n&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/555\/HAL-N\">Halliburton Co (HAL-N)<\/a> +5.57%<br \/>\n&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1515\/MRO-N\">Marathon Oil (MRO-N)<\/a> +5.02%<br \/>\n&#x1f4e1; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/321\/CSCO-Q\">Cisco (CSCO-Q)<\/a> +6%<br \/>\n&#x1f4be; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/59\/AMD-Q\">Advanced Micro Devices (AMD-Q)<\/a> +2.21%<br \/>\n&#x1f4e1; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1331\/VZ-N\">Verizon Communications\u00a0(VZ-N)<\/a> -2.55%<br \/>\n&#x1f48a; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1332\/WBA-Q\">Walgreen Boots Alliance (WBA-Q)<\/a> -6.28%<br \/>\n&#x1f489; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/6303\/MRNA-Q\">Moderna (MRNA-Q)<\/a> -5.2%<br \/>\n&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/286\/CNQ-T\">Canadian Natural Rsrcs (CNQ-T)<\/a> +2.87%<br \/>\n&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/3763\/ATH-T\">Athabasca Oil Sands Corp (ATH-T)<\/a> +9%<br \/>\n&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1424\/BTE-T\">Baytex Energy Corp (BTE-T)<\/a> +5.33%<br \/>\n&#x1f33f; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4811\/WEED-T\">Canopy Growth Corp. (WEED-T)<\/a> -6.12%<br \/>\n&#x1f33f; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5389\/ACB-T\">Aurora Cannabis (ACB-T)<\/a> -4.89%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a typically quiet summer session on Thursday which saw the major indices on Wall Street as well as the TSX climb modestly into the green. The S&amp;P closed 0.24%, the Nasdaq 0.21%, and the Dow was flat. 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