After days of record closes, markets on Wednesday sold off: the TSX -0.85%, the S&P -0.34%, and the Dow -0.94% though the Nasdaq gained 0.16%. The run in precious metals reversed as silver slid US$3 to US$78.15 and gold fell $40 to US4,454. WTI continued to weaken after the U.S. invasion of Venezuela, sinking 1.45% to US$56.30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Energy as well as industrials were among the nine sectors under water on Bay Street, as healthcare rallied. Major movers in Toronto included CNQ<\/a> at -2.8%, Cenovus<\/a> -2.14%, B2Gold<\/a> -2.23%, and Capstone Copper<\/a> -7.01%. Utilities, which lagged in 2025, have been catching a bid lately, with Algonquin Power<\/a> up 3.61% today. On Wall Street, Intel<\/a> rallied 6.47%, Regeneron<\/a> 4.6% and Nvidia<\/a> 1%. In contrast, First Solar<\/a> tumbled 10.29% and Western Digital<\/a> sank 8.89% after Tuesday’s surge. Bitcoin<\/a> fell 2.25% while the U.S. 10-year yield edged down to 4.15%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Canadian Natural Rsrcs (CNQ-T)<\/a> -2.8%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Cenovus Energy (CVE-T)<\/a> -2.14%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🥇 B2Gold Corp. (BTO-T)<\/a> -2.23%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🥉 Capstone Copper Corp (CS-T)<\/a> -7.01%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💡 Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (AQN-T)<\/a> +3.61%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 Intel (INTC-Q)<\/a> +6.47%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 👨⚕️ Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (REGN-Q)<\/a> +4.6%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA-Q)<\/a> +1%<\/p>\n\n\n\n ⛏ First Solar Inc. (FSLR-Q)<\/a> -10.29%<\/p>\n\n\n\n