Markets in Toronto and New York modestly extended Monday’s gains, with tech once more leading the way. A catalyst was U.S. consumer inflation coming in slightly lighter than expected, up 0.2% in April to reduce the annual increase from 2.4% to 2.3%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tech bulls seized the moment to push the most influential names higher: Nvidia<\/a> 5.63%, Tesla<\/a> 4.43% and Palantir<\/a> 8.14%. Meanwhile, health insurers were among the laggards, notably UnitedHealth<\/a> -17.79% and Elevance Health<\/a> -9.91%. Bitcoin<\/a> rose 1.8% to US$104,540 while the U.S. 10-year yield crept up to 4.471%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The TSX advanced 0.33% amid mixed trading. Energy outperformed all sectors while telcos and healthcare lagged the most. Influential names were led by CNQ<\/a> up 2.21%, Whitecap Resources<\/a> 3.2% and Baytex<\/a> 8.91%. Elsewhere, Orla Mining<\/a> sank 6.64% while Finning International<\/a> soared 13.78%. Gold rose US$16 to US$3,253 while WTI jumped 2.7% to US$63.63.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 NVIDIA Corporation\u00a0(NVDA-Q)<\/a> +5.63%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🚗 Tesla Inc\u00a0(TSLA-Q)<\/a> +4.43%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 Palantir Technologies\u00a0(PLTR-Q)<\/a> +8.14%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 👨⚕️ UnitedHealth Group Inc\u00a0(UNH-N)<\/a> -17.79%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 👨⚕️ Elevance Health Inc\u00a0(ELV-N)<\/a> -9.91%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🅱 Bitcoin (BTCUSD)\u00a0(CRYPTO:BTC)<\/a>+1.8%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Canadian Natural Rsrcs\u00a0(CNQ-T)<\/a> +2.21%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Whitecap Resources\u00a0(WCP-T)<\/a> +3.2%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Baytex Energy Corp\u00a0(BTE-T)<\/a> +8.91%<\/p>\n\n\n\n