{"id":345354,"date":"2026-08-21T17:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T21:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=345354"},"modified":"2026-08-21T20:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T00:17:33","slug":"markets-up-friday-but-down-for-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/markets-up-friday-but-down-for-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Markets up Friday, but down for the week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volatility, sparked by the U.S. Treasury&nbsp;trying to tame America&#8217;s spiraling&nbsp;debt with treasury buybacks, pressured markets for the week, though the indices enjoyed gains on Friday. The S&amp;P and Nasdaq both gained 0.43% for the session and the Dow nearly 1%, but the S&amp;P slipped 1.4% for week, the Nasdaq lost more than 2% and the Dow declined 0.85%. In contrast, the TSX outperformed them by rallying 0.67% on Friday and losing only 0.3% for the week, helped by energy and materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TSX sectors were mixed Friday, but materials were by far the strongest area while utilities fared the\u00a0worst. Silver added\u00a01.75% to US$69.15, gold rose nearly US$100 to US$4,615, and WTI held around US$86.65 as the U.S.-Iran war grinds on. Key names: <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/DML-T\">Denison Mines<\/a> 10.83%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/ENB-T\">Enbridge<\/a> -1.32%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BTO-T\">B2Gold<\/a> 2.42%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BHC-T\">Bausch Health<\/a>\u00a0-6.27% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/ERO-N\">ERO Copper<\/a> 9.21%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In New York, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/COIN-Q\">Coinbase<\/a>\u00a0rallied 8.2% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/HOOD-Q\">Robinhood<\/a> 13.7% after <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/CRYPTO:BTC\">Bitcoin<\/a> jumped another 6.5% to $77,430, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/MRNA-Q\">Moderna<\/a> 8.86%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/INTC-Q\">Intel<\/a> -2.24% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/MRVL-Q\">Marvell<\/a> -5.57%. Lastly, the U.S. 10-year continued to rise, up to 4.732% along with expectations of a rate hike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#x26cf; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/DML-T\">Denison Mines Corp (DML.TO)<\/a> +10.83%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/ENB-T\">Enbridge (ENB.TO)<\/a> -1.32%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#x1f947; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BTO-T\">B2Gold Corp. (BTO.TO)<\/a> +2.42%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#x1f468;&#x200d;&#x2695;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BHC-T\">Bausch Health Companies Inc. 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