Healthcare, Technology Stocks Dragging Down Canadian Market

RTTNews | 1116 dagar sedan
Healthcare, Technology Stocks Dragging Down Canadian Market

(RTTNews) - The Canadian market is down in negative territory around noon on Tuesday, weighed down by losses in healthcare and technology sections.

The mood is quite cautious with investors looking ahead to the inflation data from the U.S. on Wednesday, and tracking earnings updates and news on the geopolitical front.

The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index is down 82.41 points or 0.42% at 19,586.76 a few minutes past noon.

The Health Care Capped Index is down more than 7%. The Information Technology Capped Index is down 3.6%. Nuvei Corp (NVEI.TO) is plunging 17.7%.

Dye & Durham (DND.TO), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD.TO), Shopify Inc (SHOP.TO), Converge Technology Solutions (CTS.TO), Hut 8 Mining Corp (HUT.TO) and Magnet Forensics (MAGT.TO) are down 4 to 7.4%.

Cronos Group (CRON.TO), down 12.4%, is the biggest loser in the Health Care Index. The stock is down after results fell short of expectations. Cronos said it posted a net loss of $44.6 million, or $0.05 per share in the second quarter, compared to net loss of $165.59 million, or $0.48 a year ago. However, net revenue for the second quarter came in at $23.06 million, as against expectations of $28 million.

Bausch Health Companies (BHC.TO) is down 11.6%. The company reported total revenues of $1.967 billion for the second quarter of 2022, as compared to $2.1 billion in the second quarter of 2021, a decrease of $133 million, or 6%.

Hydro One (H.TO) reported net income of $255 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared with net income of $238 million in the corresponding quarter last year. The stock is gaining about 1.3%.

Canopy Growth Corp (WEED.TO), Tilray Inc (TLRY.TO) and Aurora Cannabis (ACB.TO) are down 10%, 9.1% and 7.6%, respectively.

read more
U.S. Consumer Prices Increase In Line With Estimates In July

U.S. Consumer Prices Increase In Line With Estimates In July

Consumer prices in the U.S. increased in line with economist estimates in the month of July, according to closely watched data released by the Commerce Department on Friday. The Commerce Department said its personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose by 0.2 percent in July after climbing 0.3 percent in June. The uptick matched expectations.
RTTNews | 52 minuter sedan
German Unemployment Exceeds 3 Mln

German Unemployment Exceeds 3 Mln

Germany's unemployment exceeded the three million-mark for the first time in a decade in August as the prolonged period of subdued economic activity weighed on the labor market. The number of unemployed persons increased by 46,000 from the previous year to 3.025 million in August. However, unemployment fell by adjusted 9,000 compared to the previous month, while it was forecast to increase by 1
RTTNews | 1h 22minuter sedan
Pound Slides Against Majors

Pound Slides Against Majors

The British pound weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Friday, weighed down to a large extent by the weakness in the financial sector, amid reports of likely imposition of windfall tax on banks.
RTTNews | 2h 35minuter sedan
FTSE 100 Weak Again, Looks Headed For Weekly Loss

FTSE 100 Weak Again, Looks Headed For Weekly Loss

U.K. stocks are trading lower on Friday, losing ground for a fourth straight session, weighed down to a large extent by the weakness in the financial sector, amid reports of likely imposition of windfall tax on banks.
RTTNews | 3h 8minuter sedan
Pound Falls Against Majors

Pound Falls Against Majors

The British pound weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Friday.
RTTNews | 3h 15minuter sedan