Canadian Stocks Fall 0.1%
Dow Jones2026/08/20 20:31This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in Canada slipped Thursday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index dropped 0.1% to 36365.42.
Among large local companies, Clairvest Group was the biggest laggard, plunging 6.7%, followed by shares of Mattr, which tumbled 6.6%. Shares of Energy Fuels tumbled 6.4%.
Hut 8 was the biggest leader during the session, surging 7.8%, and Ero Copper surged 5.4%. Kinross Gold rounded out the top three movers, as shares surged 5.2%.
Stock indexes in the U.S. dropped with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 1.3%. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite Index declined 1.0%, and the S&P 500 Index fell 0.9%
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index gained 0.1% to 95.47. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.1% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.73.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield rose 6.05 basis points to 3.753%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 20, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)
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