Canadian Stocks Rise 0.7% In Early Trading
Dow Jones2026/10/02 14:11This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in Canada rose during early trading Friday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index increased 0.7% to 35410.04.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($702.5 million), Ivanhoe Electric is the biggest leader this morning, surging 5.8%, and Liberty Gold jumped 5.7%. Hut 8 rounds out the top three movers, as shares jumped 5.4%.
TerraVest Industries is the biggest early laggard, falling 2.8%, followed by shares of Xanadu Quantum Techs, which declined 2.5%. Shares of Enerflex fell 2.3%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index declined 0.3% to 97.14. The Canadian dollar weakened 0.1% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.70.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield declined 4.4 basis points to 3.887%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 02, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)
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