Canadian Stocks Fall 0.6%
Dow Jones2026/09/30 20:31This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in Canada slipped Wednesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index declined 0.6% to 35235.87.
Among large local companies, First Quantum Minerals was the biggest laggard, plunging 15%, followed by shares of Talamore Mining, which plunged 7.5%. Shares of Hut 8 tumbled 7.0%.
Russel Metals was the biggest leader during the session, increasing 4.1%, and BlackBerry gained 4.1%. Aecon Group rounded out the top three movers, as shares rose 3.4%.
Stock indexes in the U.S. finished mixed as the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.2%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index declined 0.3%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.9%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 97.07. The Canadian dollar weakened 0.3% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.70.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield rose 3.14 basis points to 3.997%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 30, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)
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