Canadian Stocks Fall 0.5%

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Stocks in Canada slipped Friday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index dropped 0.5% to 35788.18.

Among large local companies, Mullen Group was the biggest laggard, plunging 11%, followed by shares of Southern Cross Gold Cons, which plunged 7.9%. Shares of Perpetua Resources fell 4.7%.

Surge Energy was the biggest leader during the session, rising 4.5%, and Tenaz Energy gained 4.5%. Saturn Oil & Gas rounded out the top three movers, as shares increased 4.3%.

Stock indexes in the U.S. fell with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.2%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index fell 0.5%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 0.2%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 96.87. 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 rose 5.94 basis points to 3.843%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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October 23, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)