Canadian Stocks Add 0.6% In Early Trading
Dow Jones2026/08/07 14:11This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in Canada rose during early trading Friday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index gained 0.6% to 36344.90.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($717.4 million), Altus Group is the biggest leader this morning, surging 13%, and B2Gold jumped 13%. Hemlo Mining rounds out the top three movers, as shares surged 11%.
Open Text is the biggest early laggard, tumbling 6.0%, followed by shares of Bombardier Cl A, which dropped 4.0%. Shares of Leon's Furniture dropped 3.5%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index declined 0.3% to 95.91. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.5% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.72.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield increased 3.24 basis points to 3.653%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 07, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)
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