Amid typically light trading in a shortened session, markets in Toronto ad New York rallied on the last day of trading before Christmas. The TSX advanced 0.4% or about 100 points as most sectors gained. Tech and energy led the way, while telcos and two other sectors lagged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Major movers included Telus<\/a> at -1.52%, Vermilion Energy<\/a> 2.82%, Veren<\/a> 2.31% and BlackBerry<\/a> 4.05%. Gold climbed US$4 to US$2,616 while WTI crude rose 1.25% past US$70 a barrel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Wall Street, the S&P rallied 1.1% to regain 6,000, the Nasdaq 1.35% to top 20,000, and the Dow 0.91%. Once more, tech dominated the major movers: Tesla<\/a> 7.36%, Super Micro Computer<\/a> 5.96%, Broadcom<\/a> 3.15% and Align Technology<\/a> 2.86%. The U.S. 10-year yield held around 4.589% while Bitcoin<\/a> rebounded 5% to US$98,575. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Happy holidays!<\/p>\n\n\n\n 📱 Telus Corp\u00a0(T-T)<\/a> -1.52%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Vermilion Energy Inc\u00a0(VET-T)<\/a> +2.82%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Veren\u00a0(VRN-T)<\/a> +2.31%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 📱 BlackBerry\u00a0(BB-T)<\/a> +4.05%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🚗 Tesla Inc\u00a0(TSLA-Q)<\/a> +7.36%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 Super Micro Computer\u00a0(SMCI-Q)<\/a> +5.96%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🧬 Broadcom\u00a0(AVGO-Q)<\/a> +3.15%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 👨⚕️ Align Technology Inc\u00a0(ALGN-Q)<\/a> +2.86%<\/p>\n\n\n\n