Market Herald logo

Subscribe

Be the first with the news that moves the market

Equities in Canada’s main stock index rose on Wednesday, with technology leading the gainers. Success for the TSX was capped by losses sustained across the mining, utilities, and financial sectors.

Chip stocks sagged south of the border after media reports that the United States was weighing new export restrictions to China. Traders are looking to close the book on the best first half the NASDAQ has seen in four decades. The index has been riding high on a wave of optimism around AI stocks that has given substantial support to several mega-cap tech stocks.

TSX19,818.85+85.76TSX
TSXV611.89+3.98TSXV
CSE157.92+0.91TSXV
DJIA33,852.66-74.08DJIA
NASDAQ13,591.75+36.08NASDAQ
S&P 5004,376.86-1.55S&P 500

The Canadian dollar traded for 75.47 cents US, compared to 75.85 cents US on Tuesday.

U.S. crude futures traded $1.52 higher at $69.22 a barrel, and the Brent contract added $1.42 to $73.68 a barrel.

The price of gold was down US$5.31 to US$1,910.23.

In world markets, the Nikkei was up 655.66 points to 33,193.99, the Hang Seng was up 23.92 points to 19,172.05, the FTSE was up 39.03points to 7,500.49, and the DAX was up 102.14 points to 15,949.00.

The material provided in this article is for information only and should not be treated as investment advice. For full disclaimer information, click here.

More From The Market Herald

@ the Bell: Q4 off to a rough start for the TSX

The final quarter of 2023 began on a dim note for Canada’s main stock index, which continued its decline on Monday.
Aritzia

Aritzia Inc. stock jumps after it reports Q2 2024 results

Aritzia Inc. (TSX:ATZ) stock jumped early Friday after the Canada-based fashion design house reported second quarter results for fiscal 2024.

A small-cap fintech company is gearing up for global domination

Fintech is one of the fastest-growing sectors and Fintech Select (TSXV:FTEC) is poised to exert a substantial influence in this domain.  

An undervalued Canadian mining company hiding in plain sight

The best returns among Canadian mining companies are earned by building conviction when market sentiment is low, such as the present moment.