Canadian Stocks Climb 0.5%

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Stocks in Canada rose Tuesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.5% to 36107.96.

Among large local companies, BlackBerry was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 7.9%, and Algoma Central surged 5.7%. Precision Drilling rounded out the top three movers, as shares rose 4.7%.

Hammond Pwr Solns Cl A was the biggest laggard, plunging 6.1%, followed by shares of Silvercorp Metals, which tumbled 5.7%. Shares of Rio2 plunged 5.2%.

Stock indexes in the U.S. closed mixed with the Dow Jones Industrial Average adding 1.02%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index rose 0.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index was flat.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index dropped 0.2% to 96.96. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.4% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.71.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield declined 6.48 basis points to 3.896%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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October 20, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)