As Washington threatens to enter the conflict between Israel and Iran, oil prices spiked Thursday. WTI jumped 5.25% to US$73.75. By far, energy was the strongest sector on the TSX as most others fell, led by real estate and materials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Major movers on Bay Street: Parex Resources<\/a> 6.03%, Baytex<\/a> 4.25%, Secure Energy Services<\/a> 5.84%, MDA<\/a> 5.54% and Equinox Gold<\/a> -4.93%. Gold itself held around US$2,657.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Wall Street, the S&P closed -0.17%, the Dow -0.44%, and the Nasdaq sank six points. Major names on Wall Street started, unsurprisingly, in energy: Constellation Energy<\/a> up 4.518%, Valero Energy<\/a> 6.15%, Nvidia<\/a> 3.324%, Tesla<\/a> -3.35% and Constellation Brands<\/a> -4.7%. Bitcoin edged up US$40 to US$60,950 while the U.S. 10-year inched up to 3.852%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Parex Resources Inc.\u00a0(PXT-T)<\/a> +6.03%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Baytex Energy Corp\u00a0(BTE-T)<\/a> +4.25%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Secure Energy Services\u00a0(SES-T)<\/a> +5.84%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🧬 MDA Ltd.\u00a0(MDA-T)<\/a> +5.54%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🥇 Equinox Gold\u00a0(EQX-T)<\/a> -4.93%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💡 Constellation Energy\u00a0(CEG-Q)<\/a> +4.518%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Valero Energy Corp\u00a0(VLO-N)<\/a> +6.15%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 NVIDIA Corporation\u00a0(NVDA-Q)<\/a> +3.324%<\/p>\n\n\n\n