Still hovering near highs, markets began the month on a mixed note. The S&P advanced 0.29% and the Nasdaq 0.89%, but the TSX was -0.22% and the Dow -0.31%. For the week, though, the indices were mostly up: the S&P 0.9%, the Nasdaq 1.12%, the Dow 0.55% though the TSX was flat, down 12 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With little progress in peace talks between the US and Iran, WTI slipped US$2.80 to US$102.55. The weakest sectors on the TSX were energy and materials, though silver jumped 2.25% to US$75.30 while gold slipped US$3 to US$4,614. By far, tech led the Canadian index. Prime\u00a0movers included Badger<\/a> by 19.27%, Fairfax Financial<\/a> -7.67%, Aya Gold & Silver<\/a> -6.73%, CNQ<\/a> -1.48% and Air Canada<\/a> -2.09%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wall Street saw Intel<\/a> rip 5.44% higher, Apple<\/a> rally 3.24%, CBOE<\/a> jump 8.95%, but Clorox<\/a> sank 9.67% and Stryker<\/a> slid 6.47%. The U.S. 10-year yield slipped to 4.372% while Bitcoin<\/a> regained 2.15% to US$78,105.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🧱 Badger Daylighting (BDGI-T)<\/a> +19.27%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🏛 Fairfax Financial (FFH-T)<\/a> -7.67%<\/p>\n\n\n\n ⛏ Aya Gold & Silver (AYA-T)<\/a> -6.73%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛢 Canadian Natural Rsrcs (CNQ-T)<\/a> -1.48%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🛫 Air Canada (AC-T)<\/a> -2.09%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 💾 Intel (INTC-Q)<\/a> +5.44%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🍎 Apple Inc (AAPL-Q)<\/a> +3.24%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🏛 CBOE Holdings Inc. (CBOE-Q)<\/a> +8.95%<\/p>\n\n\n\n 🧴 Clorox Company (CLX-N)<\/a> -9.67%<\/p>\n\n\n\n