Friday saw the release of the latest U.S. jobs numbers. The Goldilocks report stated that job hiring moderated, annual wage growth fell below 4%, employment gains topped Wall Street’s estimate, while unemployment fell from 3.7% to 3.9% (the street expected no change) The data injected optimism into the market on both sides of the border. The S&P closed the session up 0.41% to reach a new 2023 high of 4,604. The Nasdaq added 0.45% and the Dow 0.36%. For the week, though, the S&P was essentially flat while the Nasdaq gained 0.7% and the Dow 0.44%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key movers Friday were streamers Paramount Global<\/a> which soared 12.11% and Warner Brothers Discovery<\/a> which popped 6.01%. Elsewhere, Dollar General<\/a> finished -3.84% and Alphabet<\/a> -1.31% after being caught for faking its new Gemini AI demo. Canadian apparel name, Lululemon<\/a> rallied 5.37% in New York. Despite the bullish sentiment, the U.S. 10-year yield inched up 4.231% and Bitcoin<\/a> jumped 3.25% to $44,700 to resume its winning streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The picture was more mixed in Toronto as the TSX rose 0.26% Friday but shed twice a much for the week. Sectors were mixed as energy, financials and tech outperformed while telcos, discretionary and industrials lagged. CNQ<\/a> was among the busiest stocks as it climbed 1.84%, Hudbay Minerals<\/a> popped 6.07%, Equinox Gold<\/a> closed -3.51%, Stella-Jones<\/a> -3.94%, and Nuvei<\/a> rallied 5.48%. WTI rebounded 2.7% to trade well above $71.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🎞 Paramount Global\u00a0(PARA-Q)<\/a> +12.11%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 📺 Warner Bros. Discovery\u00a0(WBD-Q)<\/a> +6.01%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛒 Dollar General Corp.\u00a0(DG-N)<\/a> -3.84%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🧮 Alphabet Inc\u00a0(GOOG-Q)<\/a> -1.31%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🩱 LuLulemon Athletica (US)\u00a0(LULU-Q)<\/a> +5.37%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🅱 Bitcoin (BTCUSD)\u00a0(CRYPTO:BTC)<\/a> +3.25%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Canadian Natural Rsrcs\u00a0(CNQ-T)<\/a> +1.84%<\/p>\n\n\n\n ⛏ Hudbay Minerals\u00a0(HBM-T)<\/a> +6.07%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🥇 Equinox Gold\u00a0(EQX-T)<\/a> -3.51%<\/p>\n\n\n\n