Bitcoin topped US$106,000 by the closing bell, after rallying US$3,700 on Tuesday. Meanwhile, stocks in both New York and Toronto finished modestly higher after a weak start. The S&P returned to 6,000 after climbing 0.88%, the Nasdaq 0.64% and the Dow jumped 1.24% past 44,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Influential names included Nvidia<\/a> up 2.27%, Apple<\/a> -3.19% after suffering a downgrade, Amazon<\/a> 2.11%, Walgreens<\/a> -9.19% and Vistra<\/a> 8.48%. The U.S. 10-year yield lost a little ground and hovered around 4.562%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n New U.S. President Trump signaled that tariffs against Canada would start on February 1 which sent Bombardier<\/a> plunging 5.04%. Sectors were mixed with tech rallying the most and energy and healthcare falling the furthest. Other major movers: Celestica<\/a> up 3.04%, CargoJet<\/a> -4.43%, Energy Fuels<\/a> 4.74% and Torex Gold<\/a> 3.98%. WTI sank US$2 to US$75.90, but gold rose US$34 to US$2,742. The Canadian inflation rate, year-over-year, for December came in at a lower-than-expected 1.8% <\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 NVIDIA Corporation\u00a0(NVDA-Q)<\/a> +2.27%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🍎 Apple Inc\u00a0(AAPL-Q)<\/a> -3.19%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 📦 Amazon.com, Inc.\u00a0(AMZN-Q)<\/a> +2.11%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💊 Walgreen Boots Alliance\u00a0(WBA-Q)<\/a> -9.19%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💡 Vistra\u00a0(VST-N)<\/a> +8.48%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🚂 Bombardier Inc (B)\u00a0(BBD.B-T)<\/a> -5.04%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🧬 Celestica Inc\u00a0(CLS-T)<\/a> +3.04%<\/p>\n\n\n\n ✈ Cargojet Inc\u00a0(CJT-T)<\/a> -4.43%<\/p>\n\n\n\n