{"id":344939,"date":"2026-05-07T17:56:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=344939"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:56:15","slug":"choppy-oil-stocks-fall-from-highs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/choppy-oil-stocks-fall-from-highs\/","title":{"rendered":"Choppy oil, stocks fall from highs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The oil price bounced around Thursday with WTI eventually rising a dollar to US$96.10 by the close. By then, U.S.&nbsp;indices had sunk from recent highs; S&amp;P -0.38%, the Nasdaq -0.13% and the Dow -0.63%. Energy was the worst performer on the TSX, dragging down the Canadian index by 0.37%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tech continued to dominate Wall Street: <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/DDOG-Q\">Datadog<\/a> leapt 31.33% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/FTNT-Q\">Fortinet<\/a> jumped 20.03%, though chipmakers slipped. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/INTC-Q\">Intel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/SMCI-Q\">Super Micro Computer<\/a> both fell 3%. On Bay Street, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BTO-T\">B2Gold<\/a> soared 11%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/MFI-T\">Maple Leaf Foods<\/a> rallied 10.06%, but <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/CNQ-T\">CNQ<\/a> declined 2.09%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/NTR-T\">Nutrien<\/a> plunged 7.46% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/CLS-T\">Celestica<\/a> tumbled 7.04%. Tech led five sectors higher. Silver advanced 2.35% to US$79.05 while gold edged up $12 to US$4,705. 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