Canadian Stocks Climb 0.7%
Dow Jones2026/08/21 20:31This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in Canada rose Friday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index gained 0.7% to 36620.23.
Among large local companies, Denison Mines was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 11%, and Ivanhoe Electric jumped 10%. Ero Copper rounded out the top three movers, as shares surged 9.2%.
Seabridge Gold was the biggest laggard, tumbling 9.8%, followed by shares of Hut 8, which tumbled 9.1%. Shares of Bausch Health tumbled 6.3%.
U.S. stock indexes moved upward as the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.0%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index rose 0.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index added 0.4%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index declined 0.1% to 95.35. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.2% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.73.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield increased 0.89 basis point to 3.761%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 21, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)
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