The trading week began on a positive note as investors felt optimistic of corporate earnings heading into reporting season. There was green across the boards in New York and Toronto. The S&P rose 1.06% higher, the Nasdaq 1.2%, and the Dow added 0.93% to nearly 34,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Major movers were Etsy<\/a> by 5.22%, Warner Bros. Discovery<\/a> up 5.1% and Schwab<\/a> 4.66%. Despite issuing a sales warning, Pfizer<\/a> rallied 3.61%, but Moderna<\/a> sank 6.47%. The U.S. 10-year yield climbed to 4.7% while Bitcoin<\/a> jumped 5.2% to$28,600.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The TSX advanced by 0.81%, led by financials, real estate and tech. Banks enjoyed gains as Royal<\/a> added 1.45% and TD<\/a> 1.11% in heavy trading. Also, BlackBerry<\/a> popped 6.55%, Stella-Jones<\/a> leapt 5.57% and Lithium Americas<\/a> soared 7.28%. Despite uncertainty in the Middle East, WTI oil slipped 0.7% to $87.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛍 Etsy Inc.\u00a0(ETSY-Q)<\/a> +5.22%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 📺 Warner Bros. Discovery\u00a0(WBD-Q)<\/a> +5.1%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🏛 Charles Schwab Corp\u00a0(SCHW-N)<\/a> +4.66%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💊 Pfizer Inc\u00a0(PFE-N)<\/a> +3.61%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💉 Moderna\u00a0(MRNA-Q)<\/a> -6.47%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🅱 Bitcoin (BTCUSD)\u00a0(CRYPTO:BTC)<\/a> +5.2%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🏛 Royal Bank\u00a0(RY-T)<\/a> +1.45%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🏛 Toronto Dominion\u00a0(TD-T)<\/a> +1.11%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 📱 BlackBerry\u00a0(BB-T)<\/a> +6.55%<\/p>\n\n\n\n ⛓ Lithium Americas Corp\u00a0(LAC-T)<\/a> +7.28%<\/p>\n\n\n\n