Stocks closed Friday on weakness, though the TSX managed to gain for the session and the week. The Canadian index advanced 0.26% on Friday and 2.73% over the week. A key factor is the ongoing rally in crude oil which rose over 1% Friday past $91 a barrel. TSX sectors, however were mixed, with materials enjoying outsized gains, but consumer staples lagging the most. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Major gold names shone: B2Gold<\/a> was up 2.35%, Kinross<\/a> 3.1% and Iamgold<\/a> jumped 6.81%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, Wall Street closed the week on a down note: the S&P -1.22%, the Nasdaq -1.56%, and the Dow -0.83%. For the week, the Dow was -0.71%, the Nasdaq -1.27% and the S&P -0.99%. Major movers were Newell Brands<\/a> at -2.37%, Amazon<\/a> -2.99%, Adobe<\/a> -4.21% after their quarter disappointed investors, Nucor<\/a> -2.59% and Southwest Airlines<\/a> up 2.59%. The U.S. 10-year yield edged up to 4.332% while Bitcoin<\/a> slipped 0.46% to $26,400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🥇 B2Gold Corp.\u00a0(BTO-T)<\/a> +2.35%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🥇 Kinross Gold\u00a0(K-T)<\/a> +3.1%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🥇 Iamgold Corp\u00a0(IMG-T)<\/a> +6.81%<\/p>\n\n\n\n ⚙ Newell Brands Inc\u00a0(NWL-N)<\/a> -2.37%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 📦 Amazon.com, Inc.\u00a0(AMZN-Q)<\/a> -2.99%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 Adobe Systems\u00a0(ADBE-Q)<\/a> -4.21%<\/p>\n\n\n\n ⛓ Nucor Corp.\u00a0(NUE-N)<\/a> -2.59%<\/p>\n\n\n\n