{"id":345284,"date":"2026-08-06T17:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=345284"},"modified":"2026-08-06T18:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:45:13","slug":"higher-oil-mixed-earnings-choppy-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/higher-oil-mixed-earnings-choppy-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher oil, mixed earnings, choppy markets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The major indices finished&nbsp;in the red on Thursday in a choppy session. Though the TSX and Nasdaq were essentially flat after shedding a handful of points, the S&amp;P slipped 0.18% and the Dow fell 0.85% as earnings were mixed and uncertainty in the U.S.-Iran war pushed the price of oil higher. WTI jumped 3.6% to nearly US$78.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several American stocks cratered on earnings: <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/HONA-Q\">Honeywell Aerospace<\/a> -23.16%. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/TTD-Q\">Trade Desk<\/a> -6.8%, and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/APP-Q\">AppLovin<\/a> -19.66%. Meanwhile, the memory sell-off continued with <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/WDC-Q\">Western Digital<\/a> tanking 13.03%. In contrast, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/T-N\">AT&amp;T<\/a> rallied 2.82%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Toronto, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BCE-T\">BCE<\/a> jumped 3.27% on the strength of recent World Cup broadcasting revenues, and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/EQX-T\">Equinox Gold<\/a> shone 4%, but <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/CLS-T\">Celestica<\/a> slid 12.96%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/PBH-T\">Premium Brands<\/a> tumbled 14.29% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/ATS-T\">ATS<\/a> plunged 27%. Telcos were the strongest sector, while eight others fell, including discretionary, real estate and tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elsewhere, Bitcoin gave back US$350 to US$64,435, silver declined 50 cents to US$61.40, and gold fell US$5 to US$4,241. 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