Canadian Stocks Increase 1.2% In Morning Trading
Dow Jones2026/11/04 15:11This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in Canada climbed during early trading Wednesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index gained 1.2% to 35944.67.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($716.4 million), Propel Holdings is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 11%, and Discovery Mining jumped 8.8%. Fairfax Financial Hldgs rounds out the top three movers, as shares jumped 8.5%.
Hut 8 is the biggest early laggard, plunging 18%, followed by shares of Ivanhoe Mines, which plunged 12%. Shares of Element Fleet Management plunged 11%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index dropped 0.3% to 96.94. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.4% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.72.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield fell 1.78 basis points to 3.763%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 04, 2026 10:11 ET (15:11 GMT)
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