Canadian Stocks Decline 0.5% In Early Trading
Dow Jones2026/10/05 14:11This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. Stocks in Canada slipped during early trading Monday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index declined 0.5% to 35312.84. Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($701.1 million), Southern Cross Gold Cons is the biggest early laggard, falling 4.0%, followed by shares of Cenovus Energy, which fell 3.9%. Shares of First Mining Gold fell 3.8%. Athabasca Oil is the biggest leader this morning, surging 15%, and Shopify Cl A surged 4.7%. WELL Health Technologies rounds out the top three movers, as shares added 3.9%. On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index increased 0.2% to 97.43. 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 increased 2.34 basis points to 3.968%. Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet (END) Dow Jones Newswires October 05, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)
This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in Canada slipped during early trading Monday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index declined 0.5% to 35312.84.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($701.1 million), Southern Cross Gold Cons is the biggest early laggard, falling 4.0%, followed by shares of Cenovus Energy, which fell 3.9%. Shares of First Mining Gold fell 3.8%.
Athabasca Oil is the biggest leader this morning, surging 15%, and Shopify Cl A surged 4.7%. WELL Health Technologies rounds out the top three movers, as shares added 3.9%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index increased 0.2% to 97.43. 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 increased 2.34 basis points to 3.968%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 05, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)
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