It was a tale of two markets on Wednesday. The Bank of Canada cut the key lending rate by an expected 25 basis points to 3.0%. Though sectors were mixed, the TSX added 40 points or 0.16% as energy and materials led and real estate and healthcare lagged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Royal Bank<\/a> was the most influential name, shedding 0.56%, as Celestica<\/a> popped 6.57%. NexGen Energy<\/a> 6.71%, though MDA Space<\/a> closed -9.48% and Innergex Renewables<\/a> -4.28%. Gold gave back US$8 to US$2,755 while WTI declined over 1% to US$73.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In contrast, the Fed kept American rates at 4.25%-4.5%. The three main indices closed moderately lower, about half a percent, while the Dow fared the best at -0.31%. Bellwether Nvidia<\/a> slipped 4.1%. Besides, the Fed, earnings dominated the headlines. Starbucks<\/a> soared 8.14%, Danaher<\/a> plunged 9.73% and after the bell, Microsoft faded after reporting a beat, but soft Azure growth numbers. MSFT<\/a> declined 1.09% during the session. Tesla<\/a> sank 2.26% by the closing bell, but its report after hours saw shares zigazagging up and down. The U.S. 10-year yield edged down to 4.536% while Bitcoin jumped more than US$3,800 to $104,100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🏛 Royal Bank\u00a0(RY-T)<\/a> -0.56%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🧬 Celestica Inc\u00a0(CLS-T)<\/a> +6.57%<\/p>\n\n\n\n ⛏ NexGen Energy\u00a0(NXE-T)<\/a> +6.71%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🧬 MDA Ltd.\u00a0(MDA-T)<\/a> -9.48%<\/p>\n\n\n\n ♻ Innergex Renewable Energy\u00a0(INE-T)<\/a> -4.28%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 NVIDIA Corporation\u00a0(NVDA-Q)<\/a> -4.1%<\/p>\n\n\n\n ☕ Starbucks\u00a0(SBUX-Q)<\/a> +8.14%<\/p>\n\n\n\n ⚙ Danaher Corp.\u00a0(DHR-N)<\/a> -9.73%<\/p>\n\n\n\n