Crude oil continued its slide on Thursday as WTI sank over 2% to $82.50 a barrel. Despite that, the TSX managed to advance 0.54% as most sectors gained, led by income stocks in utilities, telcos and real estate. In contrast, staples showed mild weakness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Major movers included TC Energy<\/a> up 1.46%, Telus<\/a> 1.94%, Transalta<\/a> 6.96%, Innergex Renewables<\/a> 4.67% and Fortuna Silver Mines<\/a> 4.13%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In contrast, Wall Street indices spent most of the session in the red, but managed to close slightly negative. The S&P, Nasdaq and Dow each declined a handful of points. Major movers included Coca-Cola<\/a> at -4.83%, Molson-Coors<\/a> -6.3%, Newmont<\/a> 2.6% and CME Group<\/a> 2.05%. The U.S. 10-year yield continued to decline as it fell back to 4.72%, and Bitcoin<\/a> sank 1.25% to $27,400. All eyes will be on Friday’s unemployment numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 TC Energy\u00a0(TRP-T)<\/a> +1.46%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 📱 Telus Corp\u00a0(T-T)<\/a> +1.94%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💡 Transalta Corp\u00a0(TA-T)<\/a> +6.96%<\/p>\n\n\n\n ♻ Innergex Renewable Energy\u00a0(INE-T)<\/a> +4.67%<\/p>\n\n\n\n ⛏ Fortuna Silver Mines\u00a0(FVI-T)<\/a> +4.13%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🥤 Coca-Cola Company\u00a0(KO-N)<\/a> -4.83%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🍺 Molson Coors Brewing Company\u00a0(TAP-N)<\/a> -6.3% <\/p>\n\n\n\n 🥇 Newmont Goldcorp\u00a0(NGT-T)<\/a> -2.6%<\/p>\n\n\n\n