Canadian Market Swinging Between Gains And Losses

RTTNews | 887 days ago
Canadian Market Swinging Between Gains And Losses

(RTTNews) - After a positive start and a subsequent recovery, the Canadian market drifted lower Friday morning. Despite staging a recovery again, the market dropped into the red again as investors stayed reluctant to make significant moves.

Materials and real estate stocks are among the major losers. Healthcare and utilities shares are also weak. Energy and technology stocks are finding some support, while stocks from rest of the sectors are turning in a mixed performance.

The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index is down 21.16 points or 0.1% at 20,719.28. The index touched a low of 20,680.85 and 20,830.27.

Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS.TO) is surging nearly 15%. Methanex Corporation (MX.TO) is climbing 8%. Open Text Corporation (OTEX.TO), Ag Growth International (AFN.TO) and Gildan Activewear (GIL.TO) are gaining 3 to 5%.

Canopy Growth Corporation (WEED.TO) is down 6.5% on hug volumes. Hut 8 Mining Corp (HUT.TO), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD.TO), Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX.TO), Kinross Gold Corporation (K.TO) and B2Gold Corp (BTO.TO) are down 2.5 to 6%.

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.TO) is declining 3.7%. Fairfax Financial Holdings (FFH.TO) is down 2.7%, while Franco-Nevada Corporation (FNV.TO), West Fraser Timber (WFG.TO) and WSP Global (WSP.TO) are down 1.9 to 2.2%.

read more
U.S. Wholesale Inventories Dip In Line With Estimates In May

U.S. Wholesale Inventories Dip In Line With Estimates In May

A report released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday showed a modest decrease by wholesale inventories in the U.S. in the month of May. The Commerce Department said wholesale inventories fell by 0.3 percent in May after inching up by 0.1 percent in April. The pullback by inventories matched economist expectations as well as the flash estimate.
RTTNews | 3h 40min ago
Bay Street May Open On Positive Note

Bay Street May Open On Positive Note

Slightly higher Canadian and U.S. futures point to a marginally positive start for Canadian shares on Wednesday. The focus will be on trade deal negotiations.
RTTNews | 5h 2min ago
Yen Falls As Traders Speculate BoJ Rate Hike Pause

Yen Falls As Traders Speculate BoJ Rate Hike Pause

The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the late Asian session on Wednesday, as traders reduced their bets on an immediate interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) due to worries about the possible economic effects of US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs.
RTTNews | 5h 57min ago
Malaysia Central Bank Cuts Policy Rate For First Time Since 2020

Malaysia Central Bank Cuts Policy Rate For First Time Since 2020

Malaysia's central bank lowered its key interest rate for the first time in five years on Wednesday to underpin economic growth amid the ongoing trade tariff uncertainty. The Monetary Policy Committee of Bank Negara Malaysia decided to reduce the Overnight Policy Rate by 25 basis points to 2.75 percent. The ceiling and floor rates of the corridor of the OPR were correspondingly reduced.
RTTNews | 5h 58min ago
FTSE 100 Modestly Higher

FTSE 100 Modestly Higher

The UK market remains firmly placed in positive territory a little past noon on Wednesday, holding gains after a steady start, amid rising optimism about the European Union striking a deal with the U.S. in the coming weeks.
RTTNews | 6h 15min ago
CAC 40 Up 1.25% On Trade Deal Optimism

CAC 40 Up 1.25% On Trade Deal Optimism

French stocks are up in positive territory on Wednesday, extending gains to a third straight session, amid optimism about U.S. and the European Union striking a deal sometime soon, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's threat that steep tariffs will be imposed on copper imports, and pharmaceuticals.
RTTNews | 6h 40min ago
DAX Rises Sharply On US-EU Trade Deal Hopes

DAX Rises Sharply On US-EU Trade Deal Hopes

German stocks climbed up on Wednesday, lifting the benchmark DAX to a one-month high, as expectations of a US-European Union deal helped underpin sentiment.
RTTNews | 6h 54min ago