Markets eagerly awaited the latest interest rate decisions by the U.S. Fed and Bank of Canada on Wednesday. There were few surprises, though, as the banks held rates at 4.3% and 2.75%, respectively, citing uncertainty caused by Trump’s tariffs. The S&P ended the session -0.12%, the Nasdaq up 0.15%, the Dow -0.38% and the TSX -0.58% after just making a record high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Wall Street, major movers included Nvidia<\/a> up 2.14% to continue its record run, Generac<\/a> soaring 19.61%, Freeport McMoRan<\/a> -9.46% and GE Healthcare<\/a> -7.82%. After the close, Meta<\/a> reported and shot up 10% while Microsoft<\/a> posted its quarter and rallied nearly 7%. The U.S. 10-year yield held at 4.368% while Bitcoin sank over US$200 to US$117,270. In Toronto, only utilities saw any gains as healthcare and materials lead the sell off. Major movers: Parex<\/a> 6.34%, Manulife<\/a> -2.01%, Capital Power<\/a> -6.87%, Hudbay Minerals<\/a> -6.55%, and Intact Financial<\/a> -6.47%. Gold sank US$51 to US$3,275 while WTI rose US$1.20 to US$70.40.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA-Q)<\/a> +2.14%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🧬 Generac (GNRC-N)<\/a> +19.61%<\/p>\n\n\n\n ⛏ Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold (FCX-N)<\/a> -9.46%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 👨⚕️ GE HealthCare Technologies Inc (GEHC-Q)<\/a> -7.82%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🕵️♀️ Meta Platforms, Inc. (META-Q)<\/a> +10%<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ⓜ Microsoft Corp (MSFT-Q)<\/a> +7%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Parex Resources Inc. (PXT-T)<\/a> +6.34%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🏛 Manulife Financial (MFC-T)<\/a> -2.01%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💡 Capital Power (CPX-T)<\/a> -6.87%<\/p>\n\n\n\n