The last full trading day before Christmas was a jolly one as markets in Toronto and New York rose. On Bay Street, all but three sectors including real estate gained as the TSX advanced 0.61%. Energy and particularly healthcare rallied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Major movers for the day were CNQ<\/a> up 1.58%, Power<\/a> 1.06%, Suncor<\/a> 1.55%, Birchcliff Energy<\/a> 7.01% and Tilray<\/a> soaring 15.17%. WTI barely climbed to US$69.50 a barrel while gold declined US$10 to US$2,613.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In New York, the S&P rallied 0.73%, the Nasdaq 0.98% and the Dow 0.16%. Once more, tech lead the way with Nvidia<\/a> adding 3.69%, Intel<\/a> 3.48%, AMD<\/a> 4.52% and Broadcom<\/a> 5.24%. Meanwhile, Carnival<\/a> ended Monday -3.99%. The U.S. 10-year inched up to 4.589% while Bitcoin<\/a> sank over 1% to US$94,000. Markets on both sides of the border will close early tomorrow, Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Canadian Natural Rsrcs\u00a0(CNQ-T)<\/a> +1.58%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🏛 Power Corp\u00a0(POW-T)<\/a> +1.06%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Suncor Energy Inc\u00a0(SU-T)<\/a> +1.55%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Birchcliff Energy Ltd.\u00a0(BIR-T)<\/a> +7.01%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🌿 Tilray Inc.\u00a0(TLRY-Q)<\/a> +15.17%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 NVIDIA Corporation\u00a0(NVDA-Q)<\/a> +3.69%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 Intel\u00a0(INTC-Q)<\/a> +3.48%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 Advanced Micro Devices\u00a0(AMD-Q)<\/a> +4.52%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🧬 Broadcom\u00a0(AVGO-Q)<\/a> +5.24%<\/p>\n\n\n\n