Canadian Stocks Decline 0.2%
Dow Jones2026/09/18 20:31This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in Canada slipped Friday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index declined 0.2% to 35806.65.
Among large local companies, Thomson Reuters was the biggest laggard, plunging 5.0%, followed by shares of First Mining Gold, which fell 4.4%. Shares of Open Text fell 4.3%.
Hut 8 was the biggest leader during the session, surging 8.6%, and Allied Gold surged 7.4%. Montage Gold rounded out the top three movers, as shares jumped 6.1%.
U.S. stock indexes finished mixed with the Nasdaq Composite Index adding 0.4%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index rose 0.2%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.2%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index held steady at 96.08. The Canadian dollar held steady against the U.S. dollar at US$0.71.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield increased 5.65 basis points to 3.879%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 18, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)
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