Canadian Stocks Increase 0.9% In Morning Trading

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Stocks in Canada rose during early trading Thursday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index gained 0.9% to 35817.08.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($715.5 million), Discovery Mining is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 9.4%, and AbraSilver Resource jumped 8.6%. Silvercorp Metals rounds out the top three movers, as shares surged 8.1%.

Groupe Dynamite is the biggest early laggard, declining 2.3%, followed by shares of Aritzia, which fell 1.9%. Shares of Dollarama declined 1.7%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index fell 0.3% to 95.93. 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 11.18 basis points to 3.829%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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September 17, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)