The ongoing US-Israel-Iran war pushed markets down on Friday and for the week as oil tanker traffic remains halted through the Strait of Hormuz. For the session, the S&P closed -0.61%, the Dow -0.26%, the Nasdaq -0.93% and the TSX -0.91%. For the week, the S&P fared -1.6%, the Dow -2%, the Nasdaq -1.25% and the TSX -1.65%. WTI popped over 3% to US$98.65 while silver fell over 4% to US$80.30 and gold slipped 1.25% to US$5,015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Bay Street, seven sectors were positive, led by staples and real estate, but heavy losses in materials outweighed those gains. Key names: Empire<\/a>\u00a03.89%, B2Gold<\/a> -4.46%, Bird Construction<\/a> 3.78%, Air Canada<\/a> -3.1% and Methanex<\/a> -10.16%. In New York: Sandisk<\/a> 6.92%, Ford<\/a> -3.07%, Nvidia<\/a> -1.58%, Ulta Beauty<\/a> -14.28% and Adobe<\/a> -7.58% after reporting an earnings beat but also the resignation of its CEO. Bitcoin<\/a> added 1.8% to US$71,450 while the U.S. 10-year yield held at 4.283%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🍱 Empire Company (A) (EMP.A-T)<\/a> +3.89%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🥇 B2Gold Corp. (BTO-T)<\/a> -4.46%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🧱 Bird Construction Income Fund (BDT-T)<\/a> +3.78%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛫 Air Canada (AC-T)<\/a> -3.1%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🧫 Methanex Corp (MX-T)<\/a> -10.16%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 Sandisk Corp (SNDK-Q)<\/a> +6.92%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🚘 Ford Motor (F-N)<\/a> -3.07%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA-Q)<\/a> -1.58%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💄 Ulta Salon Cosmetics and Fragrance Inc. (ULTA-Q)<\/a> -14.28%<\/p>\n\n\n\n