Bank Of Nova Scotia Stock Rises Friday, Outperforms Market

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Shares of Bank of Nova Scotia BNS rallied 1.01% to C$120.57 Friday, in what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index rising 0.70% to 36,620.23.

Bank of Nova Scotia closed 5.5% below its 52-week high of C$127.63, which the company reached on August 17th.

Trading volume of 3.6 M shares remained below its 50-day average volume of 4.1 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.

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August 21, 2026 16:30 ET (20:30 GMT)