Reports that Trump “may” exempt some sectors from his April 2 sectors were enough to trigger a rally in New York and Toronto. Though unconfirmed, the reports lifted the S&P by 1.76%, the Nasdaq 2.27% or more than 400 points, and the Dow 1.42% after recent weeks of declines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key names: Nvidia<\/a> rose 3.15%, Tesla<\/a> surged 11.93%, Palantir<\/a> 6.37%, Monolithic Power<\/a> 6.25% and Deckers<\/a> 5.79% The U.S. 10-year yield climbed to 4.337% while Bitcoin<\/a> jumped 3.7% to US$88,260.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The TSX gained 1.26% after all sectors but telcos rallied. Tech, healthcare and financials enjoyed the biggest gains. Most influential were CNQ<\/a> up 1.4%, TC Energy<\/a> 1.53%, TD<\/a> 1.63% and Manulife<\/a> 2.84%. Gold gave back US$15 to US$3,006, but WTI crude advanced nearly a dollar to US$69.25 a barrel. Meanwhile over the weekend, Prime Minister Carney called a widely expected election for April 28. The top issue for voters will be the Trump tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 NVIDIA Corporation\u00a0(NVDA-Q)<\/a> +3.15%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🚗 Tesla Inc\u00a0(TSLA-Q)<\/a> +11.93%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 Palantir Technologies\u00a0(PLTR-Q)<\/a> +6.37%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🧬 Monolithic Power Systems\u00a0(MPWR-Q)<\/a> +6.25%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 👟 Deckers Outdoor Corp.\u00a0(DECK-N)<\/a> +5.79%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🅱 Bitcoin (BTCUSD)\u00a0(CRYPTO:BTC)<\/a> +3.7%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Canadian Natural Rsrcs\u00a0(CNQ-T)<\/a> +1.4%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 TC Energy\u00a0(TRP-T)<\/a> +1.53%<\/p>\n\n\n\n