It’s megatech earnings week and Microsoft reported a blow-out quarter on the strength of its cloud business. This lifted tech stocks and Wall Street overall on Thursday with the S&P climbing 0.63%, the Nasdaq 1.52% and the Dow 0.21%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Microsoft<\/a> soared 7.63%, Meta<\/a> 4.3% and CVS 4.11%, which also reported a blow-out. However, Eli Lilly<\/a> sank 11.66% and Becton Dickinson<\/a> tumbled 18.13%. Bitcoin rose 2.2% to US$96,600 while the U.S. 10-year yield edged up 4.214%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Toronto, the TSX gave back 46 points or 0.19% on weakness in minerals, telcos and staples, though energy enjoyed a positive session. WTI rose 1.5% to US$59.10 while gold continued to lose ground, down US$55 to US$3,233. Major names on Bay Street included Baytex<\/a> up 6.1%, Cenovus<\/a> 2.22%, Alamos Gold<\/a> -9.62%, Bombardier -9.42% and Spin Master<\/a> -8.2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ⓜ Microsoft Corp\u00a0(MSFT-Q)<\/a> +7.63%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🕵️♀️ Meta Platforms Inc \/ Facebook\u00a0(META-Q)<\/a> +4.3%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 👨⚕️ CVS Health Corp\u00a0(CVS-N)<\/a> +4.11%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🧫 Eli Lilly & Co.\u00a0(LLY-N)<\/a> -11.66%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 👨⚕️ Becton Dickinson\u00a0(BDX-N)<\/a> -18.13%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Baytex Energy Corp\u00a0(BTE-T)<\/a> +6.1%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Cenovus Energy\u00a0(CVE-T)<\/a> +2.22%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🥇 Alamos Gold Inc\u00a0(AGI-T)<\/a> -9.62%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🚂 Bombardier -9.42%<\/p>\n\n\n\n