Stocks nearly across the board sank on Tuesday over fears of a protracted war in Iran. The VIX jumped over 30% in early trading before calming and markets in Toronto and New York closed well off session lows. However, by the close, the TSX stood at -2.32%, the S&P -0.98%, the Nasdaq -1.07% and the Dow -0.88% or down more than 400 points. Metals tanked. Silver slid 7.7% to US$82.40 and gold tumbled 4.1% to US$5,100. Meanwhile, WTI continued to surge, up 4.3% to US$74.30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mining names were hardest hit: Barrick<\/a> -8.49%, B2Gold<\/a> -8.54%, New Gold<\/a> -10.74%, Newmont<\/a> -7.93% and Albemarle<\/a> -7.55%. Only two sectors were positive in Toronto, led by tech. Also on Bay Street: Pet Valu<\/a> -10.89% and Paramount Resources<\/a> 7.49%. On Wall Street: Intel<\/a> -5.27%, Ford<\/a> -5.18% and Sandisk<\/a> -8.67%. Bitcoin<\/a> lost 2% to US$68,035. The U.S. 10-year yield held at 4.06%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🥇 Barrick Gold Corp (ABX-N)<\/a> -8.49%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🥇 B2Gold Corp. (BTO-T)<\/a> -8.54%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🥇 New Gold Inc. (NGD-T)<\/a> -10.74%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🥇 Newmont Goldcorp (NGT-T)<\/a> -7.93%<\/p>\n\n\n\n ⛏ Albemarle Corp (ALB-N)<\/a> -7.55%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛍 Pet Valu Holdings (PET-T)<\/a> -10.89%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Paramount Resources (POU-T)<\/a> +7.49%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 Intel (INTC-Q)<\/a> -5.27%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🚘 Ford Motor (F-N)<\/a> -5.18%<\/p>\n\n\n\n