Canadian Stocks Rise 0.3% In Early Trading
Dow Jones2026/08/12 14:11This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in Canada rose during early trading Wednesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index added 0.3% to 36593.24.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($718.7 million), Air Canada is the biggest leader this morning, surging 15%, and Hut 8 jumped 5.7%. Meren Energy rounds out the top three movers, as shares jumped 5.6%.
Andean Precious Metals is the biggest early laggard, plunging 7.2%, followed by shares of Constellation Software, which tumbled 7.1%. Shares of Neo Performance Materials declined 4.9%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index declined 0.1% to 96.06. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.1% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.72.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield fell 2.1 basis points to 3.684%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 12, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)
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