Canadian Stocks Climb 0.1%
Dow Jones2026/08/27 20:31This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in Canada rose Thursday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index gained 0.1% to 36834.25.
Among large local companies, BlackBerry was the biggest leader during the session, surging 11%, and Obsidian Energy jumped 6.6%. Osisko Metals rounded out the top three movers, as shares jumped 6.5%.
EQB was the biggest laggard, plunging 6.6%, followed by shares of Cronos Group, which tumbled 5.1%. Shares of Groupe Dynamite dropped 3.6%.
Stock indexes in the U.S. rose as the Nasdaq Composite Index increased 1.6%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index gained 0.7%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.2%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index held steady at 95.53. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.2% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.72.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield increased 4.78 basis points to 3.702%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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August 27, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)
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