{"id":345208,"date":"2026-07-15T17:20:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T21:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=345208"},"modified":"2026-07-15T17:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T21:20:47","slug":"boc-holds-rates-apple-hits-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/boc-holds-rates-apple-hits-high\/","title":{"rendered":"BoC holds rates, Apple hits high"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trading\u00a0was mixed in Toronto as financials and telcos rallied the hardest while tech and materials slid the most. The TSX gained 0.26% or 91 points. To little surprise, the Bank of Canada held the prime\u00a0lending rate at 2.25%.Silver declined 1.65%, gold added US$8 to US$4,060 while WTI edged up almost a dollar to US$4,060 as war raged between the U.S. and Iran. 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