{"id":343162,"date":"2025-03-31T17:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T21:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=343162"},"modified":"2025-03-31T19:37:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T23:37:18","slug":"markets-climb-to-a-positive-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/markets-climb-to-a-positive-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Markets climb to a positive close"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The trading week began on a sluggish note as markets mildly sold off in the morning, but rose throughout the day to post gains for Monday. In the back of everyone&#8217;s minds are Trumps next wave of tariffs, due to hit trading partners on April 2. The TSX outperformed most of its American peers by gaining 0.7% or 172 points. Except for slight weakness in tech, all the sectors rose, led by staples, discretionary and energy.<\/p>\n<p>Major movers: <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/QSR-T\">Restaurant Brands International<\/a> jumped 3.81%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/TXG-T\">Torex Gold<\/a> 3.78%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/NWC-T\">North West Company<\/a> 3.54%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/KNT-T\">K92 Mining<\/a> 3.5% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/EMP.A-T\">Empire<\/a> 3.47%. Gold continued its record run by climbing another US$38 to US$3,123, while WTI leapt 2.85% to US$71.35.<\/p>\n<p>In New York, the Nasdaq slipped 0.14%, but the S&amp;P advanced 0.55% and the Dow 1%. Key names included <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/WBD-Q\">Warner Bros. Discovery<\/a> rallying 3.47%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/LYV-N\">Live Nation<\/a> 4.44%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/MRNA-Q\">Moderna<\/a> -8.9%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/LULU-Q\">Lululemon<\/a> -3.41% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/DFS-N\">Discover Financial<\/a> 7.54%. The U.S. 10-year yield slipped to 4.2139%, but <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/CRYPTO:BTC\">Bitcoin<\/a> edged slipped by -0.23% to US$82,720.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f371; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/QSR-T\">Restaurant Brands International <\/a><span class=\"text-gray\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/QSR-T\">(QSR-T)<\/a> +3.81%<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#x1f947; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/TXG-T\">Torex Gold Resources <\/a><span class=\"text-gray\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/TXG-T\">(TXG-T)<\/a> +3.78%<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#x1f6cd; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/NWC-T\">North West Company <\/a><span class=\"text-gray\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/NWC-T\">(NWC-T)<\/a> +3.54%<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#x26cf; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/KNT-T\">K92 Mining Inc <\/a><span class=\"text-gray\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/KNT-T\">(KNT-T)<\/a> +3.5%<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#x1f6d2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/EMP.A-T\">Empire Company (A) <\/a><span class=\"text-gray\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/EMP.A-T\">(EMP.A-T)<\/a> +3.47%<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#x1f4fa; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/WBD-Q\">Warner Bros. 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